An update to Google’s spam policies includes a new “malicious practice” that could get websites demoted: “Back button hijacking,” which is when a website stops users from leaving with their browser’s ...

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?

Google's finally punishing sites that trap you with fake back buttons, so your browsing's about to get way less annoying.

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Google targets back button hijacking with June 15, 2026 enforcement deadline threatening search rankings for sites using exit ...

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

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google issues a new search spam penalty for back ...

Chrome is the most popular browser in the world, and the competition is not even close. So the browser is a key part of ...

It's been a while since Google has come out with a new search spam policy and penalty to accompany it with and now we have a ...