Google's new spam policy targets back button hijacking. Starting June 15th, sites that manipulate the back button will get dinged in search results.
Google said it has noticed a sharp rise in websites hijacking the back button to show ads when users press it, so it will now start penalizing such sites.
Google says it's seen a rise in shady and spam websites using 'Back button hijacking' to try and trap or manipulate users into remaining on their domains.
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