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Google will penalize sites that hijack the back button starting June 15, 2026, citing navigation abuses and user disruption. The enforcement targets back button hijacking, exit-intent overlays, ...

Google will punish websites for showing users a new page when they press the back button rather than actually taking them to the previous page. This practice of phantom page, or back button hijacking, ...

Google has formulated a new anti-spam policy stating that when a user presses the browser's 'back' button, it should perform the action they expect: 'return to the previous page.' 'Back button ...

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 ...

Google does not approve of hijackings. For a variety of reasons. Not even those related to the online browsing experience. Especially those that pertain to the online browsing experience. Therefore, ...

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 ...

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