Chrome Tab Middle Click "pop-up blocked"

[LtPatterson]

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Description

Middle clicking a link to open it in a new tab triggers the chrome popup blocker and does not open the new tab.
Issue was concurrent with issue #310 and is behavior similar to if not exactly the same as #254 , which is a closed issue, so I'm opening a new one in hopes it gets someone's attention. Other users reporting the same problem in #254.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ghostery/comments/aedrcs/ghostery_broke_full_screen_video_in_chrome/
https://www.reddit.com/r/chrome/comments/aeeirm/chrome_now_blocks_middle_clicking_to_a_new_tab_on/
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=918268

Expected Behavior

A new tab to open when a link is clicked using the middle mouse button.

Actual Behavior

Pop-up blocker catches the new tab and does not open it without user intervention/exception acceptance.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Click a link with middle mouse, expected behavior not occurring.
2. Nothing happens/pop-up blocked

Versions

• Browser: Chrome 71.0.3578.98
• OS: W10
• Node: 8.2.6
• NPM:

[hypercube33]

I can also reproduce this. Disabled the plugin and its working as expected. Happening on multiple sites. May be tied to this reddit thread as well.
https://old.reddit.com/r/chrome/comments/aed4ot/chrome_treating_middleclicks_as_popups/

[ChakraaArcana]

I will have to disable the addon until it is fixed as it's doing this issue and #314 since the last update, and I can't work without them.

[joekaiser]

I can reproduce this. It also blocks with a ctrl+click

Note: a rightClick -> Open in new tab still works

[philipp-classen]

Looks like a duplicate of #314

[betterwithpesto]

Clicking on a link that has target="_blank" that normally opens in a new tab, is now blocked as well when the extension is running.

[philipp-classen]

@christophertino Can you please mark it as a duplicate of #314

Chrome is rolling back their experiment, which should fix it.