You click a search result, skim the page, and tap the back button to return to Google. Nothing happens. You tap again. The page reloads, or you land on a different ad. You are stuck, and the site did ...

Google is now working to kill back button hijacking on its browsers by effecting a new policy change everyone has to abide by ...

Google announced a new spam policy targeting sites that interfere with browser back button navigation. Back button hijacking is now an explicit violation under Google's malicious practices spam policy ...

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

Welcome to the week’s Pulse: updates affect what Google considers spam, what happens when you report it, and what agentic search looks like in practice. Here’s what matters for you and your work.

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 is expanding its spam enforcement policies to crack down on a deceptive web practice known as back button hijacking. The update focuses on websites that interfere with a user’s attempt to ...

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