Google says it's seen a rise in shady and spam websites using 'Back button hijacking' to try and trap or manipulate users into remaining on their domains.

Google’s new policy aims to stop deceptive back button behaviour, improving browsing experience and penalising sites that misuse navigation tricks. Google is stepping up efforts to improve user ...

Google has announced a new spam policy targeting a deceptive practice known as “back button hijacking”, saying websites that engage in it could face penalties in Search rankings. The company said the ...

Websites that act like a super-chatty colleague who just won't shut up and let you go when a conversation should be over are among the most annoying things on the internet. Google is now doing ...

It's been a while since Google has come out with a new search spam policy and penalty to accompany it with and now we have a new one, "back button hijacking." Back button hijacking is something many ...

Google has announced on its blog, Google Search Central, that it will clamp down on back-button hijacking. The move is seen as a welcome relief for the online community. If you’re partial to the odd ...

Google does not approve of hijackings. For a variety of reasons. Not even those related to the online browsing experience. Especially those that pertain to the online browsing experience. Therefore, ...

Yesterday, Google announced a new spam policy that targets a deceptive web practice known as “back button hijacking.” The company says that the update expands its “malicious practices” rules and will ...

Websites that engage in “back button hijacking” might soon appear less prominently in Google Search results as part of a new spam policy. Back button hijacking occurs when a site prevents users from ...

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Back button hijacking, a practice that interferes with normal web browser back button functioning, is now against Google Search’s guidelines. Sites that engage in back button hijacking will be subject ...