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 ...

You have until June 15, 2026 to remove the back button code before Google begins to take action. Google has issued a new warning to sites using back button hijacking techniques, saying those sites ...

Back button hijacking, a practice that interferes with normal web browser back button functioning, is now against Google Search’s guidelines. Sites that engage in back button hijacking will be subject ...