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 start penalizing such sites.
Google says it's seen a rise in shady and spam websites using 'Back button hijacking' to try and trap or manipulate users into remaining on their domains.
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Google to penalize back-button hijacking sites starting June 15
You click a search result, skim the page, and tap the back button to return to Google. Nothing happens. You tap again. The ...
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Google's new spam policy targets back button hijacking. Starting June 15th, sites that manipulate the back button will get ...
You have until June 15, 2026 to remove the back button code before Google begins to take action.
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