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

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

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

Google is now working to kill back button hijacking on its browsers by effecting a new policy change everyone has to abide by ...

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

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