I intend to turn "implicit ref=noopener for anchor and area elements for target=_blank" on by default in 67. It has been developed behind the "dom.targetBlankNoOpener.enabled" preference and enabled in nightly for ~2 cycles (it landed in FF65).
Safari has already shipped this feature: https://webkit.org/blog/8475/release-notes-for-safari-technology-preview-68/ Bug to turn on by default: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1522083 This feature was previously discussed in this "intent to implement" thread: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/mozilla.dev.platform/intent$20to$20implement$20rel$3D%7Csort:date/mozilla.dev.platform/d4R7WIHSOMY/iHBAH0koCgAJ _______________________________________________ dev-platform mailing list dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform