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, ...

Google has made some controversial decisions related to its flagship search engine in recent years, but this one will probably be pretty popular. The company announced in a developer note (via ...

You have until June 15, 2026 to remove the back button code before Google begins to take action.

Google has introduced a new rule to combat 'back button hijacking,' a practice where websites interfere with users' ...

Did you know there are currently websites hijacking your back button? Well, now Google is doing something about it.

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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 ...

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 ...

Just a heads up, that a small setting within Google AdSense under the vignette ads may trigger your site to get a Google ...

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, ...

In short: Google is classifying “back button hijacking” as spam, targeting sites that abuse the browser History API to trap users when they try to navigate away. Enforcement begins 15 June 2026, with ...

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 ...