A new spam policy for "back button hijacking"

Article

• Google announces search ranking penalty for sites that hijack browser back-button navigation
• Targets sites that inject fake history entries to trap users or show interstitials
• Policy targets spam/ad-driven abuse; enforcement via Search Console signals

Discussion

• Irony: Google News and LinkedIn called out as prominent back-button hijackers
• Firefox about:config flag (browser.history.allowPushState) noted as client-side workaround
• Broader frustration: why are sites allowed to touch the history stack at all
• Google’s own Angular redirect routes can cause the same behavior they’re penalizing

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