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BedfordTim
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Nov 26, 2020

Open in new tab

Adverts on the search result tab now forbid "open in new tab". I accept that this is partly a browser bug, but assume that you are also to blame. As a user this is really annoying, and forces me to f...
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Alyxe
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Dec 02, 2020

BedfordTim Thanks for sharing this with me, it's interesting. When I tried to recreate this issue, I was able to open the ads in a new tab. Can you give me more details about the steps you're taking and what browser you're using? 

 

Alyxandria (she/her)
Community Manager - Bing Insiders

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    BedfordTim
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    Dec 11, 2020

    Alyxe 

    Hi, Thanks for looking. I am using Edge Dev (89.0.723.0 ) with uBlock  Origin installed but disabled for Bing. It used to be the case that Bing overrode Ctrl Click, but now the right click menu has gone as well. I just tried, and it is Bing specific and doesn't happen on Google. I am in the UK so it might be the site is regionalised.

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      Alyxe
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      Dec 11, 2020

      BedfordTim Interesting! I use Stable and Canary and can right-click on items in Bing Shopping. Let me do some digging and see what I can find. In the meantime, if you have Microsoft Edge Stable can you see if you get the same issue there? I really want to find the underlying cause of this.

       

      Alyxandria (she/her)
      Community Manager - Bing Insiders

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        Kam
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        Dec 11, 2020
        Alyxe I can right-click on items in Edge Dev latest version!

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