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.

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

In short: Google is classifying “back button hijacking” as spam, targeting sites that abuse the browser History API to trap users when they try to navigate away. Enforcement begins 15 June 2026, with ...

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 ...

Tor Browser has a "New Identity" button that's supposed to give you a completely fresh start - like opening a brand-new ...

Vivaldi’s browser version 7.6 includes what the company is calling The Tab Button, a way to search, organize, and manage your active tabs similar to your search history. Let’s face it: Over time, ...