Google Will Finally Begin Punishing Sites for Back-Button Hijacking in June

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By John GruberApr 14, 2026, 4:25 pm111 ptsTrending
Google, on their Search Central Blog: Today, we are expanding our spam policies to address a deceptive practice known as “back button hijacking”, which will become an explicit violation of the “malicious practices” of spam policies, leading to potential spam actions. What is back button hijacking? When a user…

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