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

Starting later this spring, Google Search will penalize sites that interfere with normal web browser back button functionality.

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

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 added that engaging in ...

Websites that engage in “back button hijacking” might soon appear less prominently in Google Search results as part of a new spam policy. Back button hijacking occurs when a site prevents users from ...

Google announced a new spam policy targeting sites that interfere with browser back button navigation. Back button hijacking is now an explicit violation under Google's malicious practices spam policy ...

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 ...

New Delhi: In a move aimed at improving user experience on the internet, Google has announced a major update to its spam ...

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