Websites that hijack your back button must stop by June 15 or face Google’s wrath

All too often, clicking the back button in your browser doesn’t actually take you back. It’s called back button hijacking, ...

Google Is Finally Taking a Stand Against 'Back Button Hijacking'

Google is warning website owners that as of June 15, it will be enforcing rules against back button hijacking.
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Google will begin punishing sites for back button hijacking in June

Back button hijacking is a way of wringing more pageviews out of visitors. It’s common on sites that live and die on search traffic. You may end up on a page because it looks like something you want, ...