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

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

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

Google's new spam policy targets sites that trap users by hijacking the back button. Enforcement begins 15 June, with ranking ...

In a post on the Google Developers blog, the company said it is designating back button hijacking as a malicious practice. It ...

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

You have until June 15, 2026 to remove the back button code before Google begins to take action.