ESPN gets a D. Here's what loads before you agree
Checked October 25, 2026 in a US browser, with no choice made on any banner.
espn.com
65/100
- Online since 1994, 32 years
- No consent banner seen
What cost it points
- high
Screen readers can't describe these images.
- high
Form fields have no labels.
- high
You can't pinch to zoom on a phone.
- high
Buttons don't say what they do.
- medium
A first visit can be downgraded to unencrypted.
- medium
Some content loads unencrypted.
- medium
Links don't say where they go.
- low
No stated way to report a barrier.
- low
Your browser may guess file types attackers can abuse.
- low
Headings don't outline the page.
- low
Keyboard users can't skip the menu.
- low
No published way to report a security hole.
- low
Full page addresses can leak to third parties.
What loaded before you chose
Third-party trackers that fired before any choice, across 2 visits.
- Ad trackers
- None
- Analytics
- None
- Cookies before a choice
- 0
- Session recording
- None
- Consent banner
- None
- Opt-out link
- Yes
The fine print
- Terms of use
- 33 min read (opens in a new tab) · 7,864 words
- Privacy policy
- 23 min read (opens in a new tab) · 5,427 words
- Forced arbitration
- Yes: no court
- Class-action waiver
- Yes
- AI in the privacy policy
- None
- Accessibility statement
- No
Read automatically, so unusual wording can be missed. Not scored.
Security
- HTTPS
- Yes
- HSTS
- No
- Content-Security-Policy
- Yes
- Framing blocked
- Yes
- Secret keys in code
- None
- security.txt
- No
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