External URLs open in same tab instead of a new one

[west horizon]

See title. Chrome Version 131.0.6778.140.
Example URLs from the frontpage as seen on the attached screenshot

[brisk sedge]

This was intended by me. Is that a problem?

[delicate adder]

Just middle click

[west horizon]

Not a problem per se. People maybe want to use the rest of the website after installing the browser-addon and it just seems more convenient for me if it automatically opens a new tab. This is how twitch handles external links as well, for example.