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

Google has introduced a new rule to combat 'back button hijacking,' a practice where websites interfere with users' ...

On June 15, Google will implement a new spam policy that will allow it to punish sites that interfere with your browser's ...

Your browser's back button should actually start working soon.

Google added back button hijacking to its malicious practices spam policy. Enforcement starts June 15, 2026. Sites have two ...

Google targets back button hijacking as a spam violation, says spam reports may trigger manual actions, and expands agentic ...

Websites that engage in “back button hijacking” might soon appear less prominently in Google Search results as part of a new ...