All too often, clicking the back button in your browser doesn’t actually take you back. It’s called back button hijacking, ...

The tech giant said it will punish sites that block back button navigation from June.

Google added back button hijacking to its malicious practices spam policy. Enforcement starts June 15, 2026. Sites have two ...

Starting later this spring, Google Search will penalize sites that interfere with normal web browser back button functionality.

Google is tackling a problem that we've all dealt with on the internet.

Google's new spam policy targets sites that trap users by hijacking the back button. Enforcement begins 15 June, with ranking ...

Google Is About to Punish Websites for That Annoying Browser Back Button Trick ...

If you have ever clicked the back button on your browser only to find yourself stuck on the same page or suddenly bombarded ...

Google is cracking down on “back button hijacking” by classifying it as a malicious practice in its spam policies. Starting June 15, 2026, websites that manipulate browser history to prevent users ...

Google said it has noticed a sharp rise in websites hijacking the back button to show ads when users press it, so it will now ...

In a post on the Google Developers blog, the company said it is designating back button hijacking as a malicious practice. It added that engaging in ...

Websites that engage in “back button hijacking” might soon appear less prominently in Google Search results as part of a new ...