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How to fix: Outbound citation to legislation / standards body
Part of the Content Quality pillar on the Site Integrity Index.
Why this matters
Linking to the primary source (eur-lex, w3.org, ada.gov, iso.org) signals that your framing is grounded in the actual instruments rather than marketing paraphrase. Sites that never cite authorities read as opinion, not expertise.
Background
What it checks: the page links out to the actual regulation, standard, or spec body it's discussing (e.g. eur-lex.europa.eu for GDPR, owasp.org for OWASP) rather than only describing it secondhand. Why it matters: linking to primary sources is one of the clearest trust signals for AI citation — it shows the page isn't just repeating other content, but grounded in the original standard.
References
Editorial content-quality signal — outbound-citation trust heuristic. Weighted by AI-citation systems as a proxy for primary-source grounding.
How to fix
Add a direct outbound link to the primary source for every standard or regulation you reference — same pattern as the Standards & Methodology page. eur-lex.europa.eu for EU directives, datatracker.ietf.org for RFCs, w3.org for W3C specs, owasp.org for OWASP. Use `rel="noopener external"` on the links.
Verify it's working
Grep the rendered page for any regulation or spec name; each one should have at least one outbound link to the issuing body somewhere on the page.
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