What one page load of defector.com brought in
Cookie banner accepted, real browser, 8 Aug 2026. Method →
- Ad entities
- 1
- Third-party domains
- 8
- Layout shift (CLS)
- 0.010
- Tranco rank
- 42,888
How it scores
Each dimension 0–10, weighted. How we measure and score →
- Ad restraint
- 9
- Design
- 6
- Reach
- 7
- Editorial
- 9
- Signal-to-noise
- 9
- Access
- 6
- Cadence
- 9
- Independence
- 10
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What it looks like
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- Eight Teams, Eight Qualms: A Guide To The 2026 WNBA Playoffs
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- Racehorse Owner Told To Rename His Hitleresque Steed
- Judge Declines To Seal Josh Jacobs Video, But Cautions Against It Becoming Public
- It Sucks To Be Alex Bregman Right Now
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- Sean Payton, After Wrongly Accusing Mike Macdonald Of Cheating, Is Somehow The Only One Not Groveling
- Blitzing All The Time Is Analytics
- The NWSL’s Struggling Teams Are Falling Behind
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- #3 Swiss Ramble78.5
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