You click a search result, skim the page, and tap the back button to return to Google. Nothing happens. You tap again. The page reloads, or you land on a different ad. You are stuck, and the site did ...

All too often, clicking the back button in your browser doesn’t actually take you back. It’s called back button hijacking, and Google has thus far tolerated it. That ends in June, when the company ...

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

The back button on your browser is supposed to be an exit ramp, but some sites are abusing a tactic to trap users on their domains and manipulate traffic, according to Google. The tactic is called ...

Google is cracking down on “back button hijacking” by classifying it as a malicious practice in its spam policies. Starting June 15, 2026, websites that manipulate browser history to prevent users ...