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[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

legitimate uses for opening a site in a new tab; e.g. when it's an external website

This is not a legitimate use—this breaks the default user agent behavior & completely removes the autonomy of opening in the current window (there are tons of ways to open in a new tab/window). Consider rechecking the article linked higher up the thread tree.