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https://thetech.com· First analyzed 20 May 2026· Updated 20 May 2026
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Hosting Provider

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
aws.amazon.com

IP Address

3.210.156.221

Site Location

🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip

Server Location

🇺🇸 Ashburn, United States

ASN

AS14618

Organization

AWS EC2 (us-east-1)

Server

Nginx

Nameservers

ns-366.awsdns-45.com.ns-938.awsdns-53.net.ns-1235.awsdns-26.org.ns-1613.awsdns-09.co.uk.

Performance

100

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint
603 ms10%
Speed Index
784 ms10%
Largest Contentful Paint
—25%
Total Blocking Time
0.0 ms30%
Cumulative Layout Shift
0.00025%
324 KB
37 requests
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic
⚙️ SSR
Infrastructure
Hosting
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Technology Stack

6 Technologies Detected

Analytics

2
Google Analytics
Segment

CSS Frameworks

1
Tailwind CSS

Icon Libraries

1
Font Awesome

Fonts

1
Google Fonts

Web Servers

1
Nginx

SEO Analysis

C64/100
18
9
0
Meta Tags9/15
Content12/12
Headings3/8
Technical16/25
E-E-A-T3/7
Images2/7
Links5/5
URL5/5
Social5/5
Freshness0/4
Mobile1/4
Indexability3/3
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thetech.comthetech.com

The Tech

Weekly student newspaper of the Massachusetts Institute Technology in Cambridge. Covering MIT news, opinion, arts, sports, and campus life.

Title Length8 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~49px / 580px)

Description Length139 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (0)

    9 issues found

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    Crawlability

    Sitemap
    robots.txt

    8 rules

    Sitemap reference found

    Local SEO

    Local Search Readiness

    6/100
    Poor
    2 13 2

    This site doesn't appear to be a local business. Local SEO signals are optional for non-local websites.

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    AI & LLM Readiness

    D46/100
    Bot Access
    20/25
    Machine Read.
    12/25
    Schema Data
    0/25
    Citation
    14/25

    AI Bot Access

    14/14 accessible
    AI Search
    OAI-SearchBot
    PerplexityBot
    Claude-SearchBot
    Gemini-Deep-Research
    DuckAssistBot
    Training
    GPTBot
    ClaudeBot
    Google-Extended
    Meta-ExternalAgent
    Bytespiderinfo
    Amazonbot
    Applebot-Extended
    CCBotinfo
    Fetch
    ChatGPT-User

    Machine Readability

    llms.txt
    llms-full.txt
    Semantic HTML
    Heading Hierarchy
    navheader/footer
    Text ratio:24%
    Words:2,330
    Token eff.:Optimal
    Depth:2/5

    Structured Data

    No Schema

    Citation Readiness

    Opening Summary20w
    Descriptive Headings
    Canonical URL
    Open Graph3/3
    Twitter Card3/3
    Language Tag
    Publish Date
    Author Info
    Lists
    Tables
    TL;DR / Summary
    About Page Link
    Recommendations (6)
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    Accessibility

    WCAG 2.1 Compliance

    Evaluates how accessible your website is for users with disabilities, based on WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Checks images, forms, keyboard navigation, ARIA roles, and color contrast.
    C
    69/100
    8
    Passed
    3
    Critical
    1
    Warnings
    Images & Alt Text
    20/20
    Checks if images have descriptive alt text for screen readers and visually impaired users.
    Semantic Structure
    15/20
    Evaluates proper use of HTML5 semantic elements (header, nav, main, footer) and heading hierarchy.
    Forms & Inputs
    10/15
    Verifies form fields have labels, error messages are clear, and inputs are properly associated.
    Color & Contrast
    14/15
    Tests text-to-background color contrast ratios against WCAG AA/AAA minimum requirements.
    Keyboard & Focus
    9/15
    Ensures all interactive elements are reachable and operable via keyboard (tab, enter, escape).
    ARIA & Roles
    1/15
    Checks correct use of WAI-ARIA attributes (roles, states, properties) for assistive technologies.
    2 recommendations
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    Carbon Footprint

    SWDM v4 · Eco-Score

    Carbon emissions estimated using the Sustainable Web Design Model v4 (SWDM v4). Factors in data center, network, and device energy across new and returning visitors. Grade thresholds based on HTTP Archive percentiles.
    77/100
    A+
    33 mg
    CO₂e / view
    323.5 KB
    Page Weight
    90%
    Cleaner Than
    New Visitor
    37 mg
    vs
    Returning (cached)
    19 mg
    Annual (10K/mo)
    3.9 kg
    Emission Segments
    Data Center
    2 mg
    Network
    10 mg
    Device
    22 mg
    Resource Breakdown
    JavaScript
    191.4 KB
    Images
    34.7 KB
    CSS
    85.0 KB
    HTML
    12.1 KB
    Other
    394 B
    Green Hosting Verified
    Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    Provider Match
    3 recommendations
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    D

    Security Score

    41%Poor
    Interactive

    HTTPS

    No WAF

    30d

    Certificate Details

    Type

    Domain Validated (DV)

    Certificate Authority

    Let's Encrypt

    Key Algorithm

    ECDSA (secp256r1) (256 bit)

    Signature

    ECDSA with SHA-384

    TLS Version

    TLSv1.2

    HTTP Protocol

    HTTP/1.1

    Valid From

    22.03.2026

    Valid Until

    20.06.2026

    Subject Alternative Names (3)

    production.thetech.comthetech.comwww.thetech.com

    SHA-256 Fingerprint

    3F:08:85:7D:19:C8:E0:40:A8:0E:85:B4:19:A0:EA:F4:44:73:8B:69...

    Top Recommendations

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    HTTP Headers

    Developer Console

    cache-control
    🟡 1 Hours(public, max-age=3600)
    connection
    keep-alive
    content-encoding
    📦 Gzip(gzip)
    content-type
    text/html; charset=utf-8
    date
    Wed, 20 May 2026 06:24:49 GMT
    etag
    W/"b955158048af3963e0ec3fdfad092144"
    Good Warning Issue

    Email Infrastructure

    Custom Mail Server

    Score

    20

    SPF
    DKIM
    DMARC

    MX Records (1)

    tt-mail.mit.edu

    Domain Information

    thetech.com

    Domain Age
    33y 8m

    Created

    14.09.1992

    Expires

    13.09.2035

    Last Updated

    25.11.2025

    Registrar

    GoDaddy.com, LLC

    DNSSEC
    Not Enabled

    Privacy & Compliance

    Cookie Consent Banner
    Privacy Policy
    Terms of Service

    Mobile Compatibility

    Viewport & Responsive Test

    Tests how well your website works on mobile devices. Checks viewport configuration, responsive layout, touch targets, font readability, and simulates rendering across different screen sizes.
    C
    63/100
    Mobile Friendly1 breakpoint
    Viewport Meta
    The viewport meta tag tells mobile browsers how to scale the page. Without it, mobile devices render at desktop width.
    Responsive Design
    Uses CSS media queries or flexible layouts to adapt content to different screen sizes automatically.
    Touch Icons
    Apple touch icons and favicons displayed when users add the site to their home screen on mobile devices.
    Readable Font Size
    Base font size should be at least 16px on mobile to ensure text is readable without zooming.
    Relative Units
    Using em, rem, %, or vw instead of fixed px values allows content to scale properly across screen sizes.
    No H-Scroll Risk
    No elements wider than the viewport that would cause horizontal scrolling on mobile devices.
    Tap Targets OK
    Interactive elements (buttons, links) are at least 48x48px with enough spacing to prevent accidental taps.
    No Fixed Widths
    No elements with fixed pixel widths that could overflow on smaller screens and break the layout.
    Viewport
    width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
    2 recommendations
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    Typography & Readability

    Georgia

    WCAG Partial
    52/100
    Readability
    /30
    14/30

    12px · LH 1.62

    Hierarchy
    /20
    12/20

    2.7x ratio

    WCAG
    /25
    13/25

    1.66:1 min contrast

    Performance
    /25
    13/25

    System fonts

    Heading Font

    Georgia

    Serif32px

    Body Font

    Georgia

    Serif12px

    Contrast Ratio

    1.66:1

    23 issues

    Reading Comfort

    ~48 CPL

    Optimal (45–75)
    32px
    h1
    12px
    h4
    12px
    p

    ❌ Critical: 12px body text is too small. Minimum 14px, recommend 16px+.

    ✅ Optimal line length: ~48 chars/line (ideal 45–75 CPL).

    ⚠️ Partial contrast: 23 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 1.7:1).

    ❌ Broken heading hierarchy: 2 level skip(s). Screen readers rely on sequential headings (h1→h2→h3).

    ✅ Strong hierarchy: Headlines are 2.7x larger than body text.

    ✅ System fonts: Zero font loading delay — best possible LCP impact.

    GGoogle FontsBuy on MyFontsFlesch 54

    Color Palette

    11 unique colors
    4.18:1 AA Large Light
    #ffffff
    Background· 59.699999999999996%
    #7e7c75
    Other· 4.1%
    #e64c38
    Accent· 5.7%
    #282517
    Secondary· 5.4%
    #615a4a
    Secondary· 4.5%
    #decac2
    Primary· 1.8%
    #8e3d2e
    Primary· 1.7%
    #b57b6f
    Secondary· 1.2%

    Business & Marketing Stack

    1 Tools Detected

    Growing

    Behavior Analytics

    1
    Google AnalyticsFree

    User behavior and product analytics

    1

    Categories

    1

    Total Tools

    0

    Enterprise

    0

    Mid-Market

    Assessment: Growing marketing technology adoption

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    Scripts & Styles

    11 Resources

    9
    Scripts
    2
    Styles
    6
    Async
    0
    Defer

    Top Script Sources

    resources.infolinks.com(3)router.infolinks.com(2)google-analytics.com(1)imasdk.googleapis.com(1)rt3090.infolinks.com(1)

    Website Identity

    thetech.com

    33 years old
    Location detected: 🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip
    GoDaddy.com, LLCen

    Social Profiles

    FacebookX (Twitter)

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    Last analyzed: 20 May 2026 at 06:25

    Historical Analysis & Change Tracking