# External Link Shield – Exit Confirmation & Trust Gating

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-link-shield-exit-confirmation-trust-gating/392962>\
**Category:** Theme component\
**Created:** [January 8, 2026, 11:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-link-shield-exit-confirmation-trust-gating/392962 "2026-01-08T11:21:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![祁同伟](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/%E7%A5%81%E5%90%8C%E4%BC%9F/32/501520_2.png) [@祁同伟](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%E7%A5%81%E5%90%8C%E4%BC%9F)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-link-shield-exit-confirmation-trust-gating/392962/5 "2026-01-14T14:36:22Z")

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Can this part be restricted?

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