Google to punish sites that trap people in with back button tricks

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

Google will demote websites that hijack your browser's back button

In a post on the Google Developers blog, the company said it is designating back button hijacking as a malicious practice. It ...
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Google classifies back button hijacking as spam, enforcement starts June 2026

Google's new spam policy targets sites that trap users by hijacking the back button. Enforcement begins 15 June, with ranking ...
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Google: Website not closing when back button is pressed—Google to ban back button hijacking

Google Spam Policy Update 2026: Have you ever pressed the "back" button on a website, only to find yourself stuck on the same ...

Google will punish sites that hijack your back button

Google has made some controversial decisions related to its flagship search engine in recent years, but this one will ...

Google will soon penalize sites that hijack your browser’s back button

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