[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39097: Links in embeds can't be opened in a new tab

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#39097: Links in embeds can't be opened in a new tab
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 Reporter:  smerriman                  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)               |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                     |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Embeds                     |     Version:  4.4
 Severity:  normal                     |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch needs-testing  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by iandunn):

 Thanks for the detailed response :)

 I looked into browser support for `allow-top-navigation-by-user-
 activation`, but unfortunately it looks like IE,
 [https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-
 edge/platform/issues/14609256/ Edge] and
 [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1359867 Firefox] haven't
 added support for it yet :(
 With Edge moving to adopt Blink, though, they'll get it as part of that.

 For future reference, Chrome
 [https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5629582019395584 added it in v58],
 and Safari [https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=171327 in 11.1
 (13605.1.33.1.2) / 10.13.4].

 So, it seems like it'll be a few years before that's a viable option :(

 Hopefully there's something else we can do in the meantime.

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