You click a search result, skim the page, and tap the back button to return to Google. Nothing happens. You tap again. The ...

Google's new spam policy targets back button hijacking. Starting June 15th, sites that manipulate the back button will get ...

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

Google has announced on its blog, Google Search Central, that it will clamp down on back-button hijacking. The move is seen ...

Have you ever been trapped by a web page, unable to use the back button to get back to the site you were previously browsing, powerless to do anything but sigh and sacrifice the whole browser tab?

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

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