I already mentioned this in another thread about opening links in new tabs but it is a different issue, I think, and that thread only seemed to relate to one website.
I don’t know if it started after a Brave update or installing iPadOS 26, but when a link is opened in a new tab, when that tab is selected, the page is scrolled down all the way to the bottom. On some pages, this is not a big deal, but many pages are about six miles long (joke) and it takes forever to scroll to the top.
This occurs whether the link on the original page directs to a new tab/page or open in new tab is selected by holding down on the link.
Also, it may be worth noting that this only happens the first time the link is opened, maybe the page position has been stored somewhere after it has been scrolled to the top previously.