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slate.com

Category: News

Scanned: Jun 5, 2026, 11:52 PM UTC · First seen: Jun 5, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1

99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis

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Screenshot of slate.com Captured Jun 5, 2026

https://slate.com

Domain Age 31 years

Popularity Rank Very Popular - #2,248 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)

Threat Databases Not listed (91 checked)

SSL Certificate ✓ Valid (TLS)

Hosting Provider Fastly, Inc.

Server Location Montreal, Canada

Web Server Unknown

CMS Platform Unknown

IP Address 151.101.193.55

Domain & WHOIS Information

Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.

Registered February 21, 1995

Expires February 22, 2027

Name Servers ns-1512.awsdns-61.org

DNSSEC Unsigned

Hosting Fastly, Inc.

Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked

0 of 91 engines flagged this website No security vendors flagged this site at the time of scanning

Not flagged

Direct Threat Database Sources

Google Not listed Spamhaus DBL Not listed SURBL Not listed Spamhaus ZEN Not listed Barracuda Not listed SpamCop Not listed Phishtank Not listed QBMA Not listed

View detailed engine results on VirusTotal

File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine

20 files scanned

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experiments.parsely.com/vip-experiments.js?apiKey=slate.com 31.5 KB No threats

slate.com/about 266.0 KB No threats

slate.com/desktopmastheadurl 262.2 KB No threats

slate.com/iconurl 262.2 KB No threats

slate.com/contact 263.5 KB No threats

slate.com/do-not-sell 260.6 KB No threats

slate.com/full-slate 330.7 KB No threats

slate.com/favicon.ico 5.3 KB No threats

slate.com/account 266.6 KB No threats

slate.com/commenting 266.5 KB No threats

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External Links & Domains

465

External Links

All Clean

Iframes

Clean

Referenced Domains

1 Flagged

Flagged Resources

Detected

www.ratingraph.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object

http://link.slate.com/join/3qk/newslettersignupNot flagged

http://slate.com/aboutNot flagged

http://slate.com/academic-group-subscriptionsNot flagged

http://slate.com/adviceNot flagged

http://slate.com/advice/2#recentNot flagged

http://slate.com/briefing/correctionsNot flagged

http://slate.com/businessNot flagged

http://slate.com/business/metropolisNot flagged

http://slate.com/business/moneyboxNot flagged

http://slate.com/business/the-mediaNot flagged

http://slate.com/commentingNot flagged

http://slate.com/contactNot flagged

http://slate.com/cultureNot flagged

http://slate.com/culture/2#recentNot flagged

http://slate.com/culture/booksNot flagged

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www.ratingraph.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object

ats-wrapper.privacymanager.ioNot flagged

bookshop.orgNot flagged

bsky.appNot flagged

c.amazon-adsystem.comNot flagged

c.toolbox.aps.amazon-adsystem.comNot flagged

cdn.amplitude.comNot flagged

cdn.cookielaw.orgNot flagged

cdn.sophi.ioNot flagged

client.aps.amazon-adsystem.comNot flagged

compote.slate.comNot flagged

crosshare.orgNot flagged

deadline.comNot flagged

dev.slate.comNot flagged

docs.google.comNot flagged

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slate.com Overview

Description of slate.com

Slate.com appears to be the website of Slate, a long-running digital magazine focused on news, politics, business, technology, culture, podcasts, and commentary. The page title and metadata describe it as an online magazine offering analysis of current events, and the homepage layout shown in the screenshot matches a mainstream editorial publication with multiple news sections and subscription features.

Based on the domain age, strong traffic ranking, and corporate registrar details, the site appears to be an established media property rather than a newly created or temporary web presence. The content and classification data broadly place it in the news and media space, with some providers also labeling it under entertainment due to its culture and lifestyle coverage.

Safety Assessment for slate.com

The available scan results are broadly reassuring at the time of this scan. The domain was flagged by 0 out of 91 security engines, and the checked blacklist and threat-database entries were reported as clean. The site also has a long operating history of more than 30 years and a strong web popularity ranking, which generally aligns with a well-established publication rather than a short-lived or deceptive domain.

One scan source noted a generic suspicious heuristic tied to a referenced third-party domain rather than to Slate.com itself. Because this appears to be an isolated, low-confidence signal without corroboration from the broader engine consensus or blacklist data, it only modestly affects the overall assessment. Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate and is served through Fastly infrastructure, which is commonly used for content delivery and performance optimization. The resolved server IP geolocates to Montreal, Canada, and the domain uses AWS Route 53 nameservers. The registration is managed through a corporate registrar, and the domain has been active since 1995.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from that additional layer of authenticity protection. No major technical security concerns were evident from the provided scan data beyond the single generic heuristic associated with an external referenced domain.

HTTP Redirect Chain

No redirects detected - direct connection to destination

Website Insights

Popularity

#2,248

Tranco Rank

Very Popular

Visitors >10M/mo

Category: News

Rank History (30 days)

Apr 27 Jun 5

56 cookies detected

Essential53

Analytics0

Advertising3

Social0

49 1st party cookies

7 3rd party (trackers)

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