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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- Somebody Fucked Up
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- The TV People Are Talking About Deshaun Watson All Wrong
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Where it sits in Sports
- #1 Defector82
- #2 ABC News Sport (Australia)79
- #3 Swiss Ramble78.5
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