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On June 15, Google will implement a new spam policy that will allow it to punish sites that interfere with your browser's back button. So-called “back button hijacking" is any behavior that interferes ...

Google will penalize sites that hijack the back button starting June 15, 2026, citing navigation abuses and user disruption. The enforcement targets back button hijacking, exit-intent overlays, ...

If you've ever tried to click the "back" button on your browser only to find yourself trapped in a loop or redirected to a sketchy spam page, relief is finally on the way. Google has announced that it ...

PCWorld reports that Google will penalize websites that hijack the browser’s back button, a manipulative practice that redirects users to unwanted pages or ads. This new spam policy violation, ...

Back-button hijacking has been around for years, and usually works by inserting new pages in the browser history or using JavaScript in the background to manipulate the redirects. Not every ...

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 ...

Something to look forward to: Google has announced that it will begin penalizing websites that interfere with the normal functioning of a web browser's back button. Known as back button hijacking, ...

Now do hyperlink abuse. I regularly go to a site that uses hyperlinks that look like they'd go to other source material but in fact just go right back to the same site, either the same article or one ...

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 ...