WTF is back button hijacking?

May 19, 2026

WTF is back button hijacking?

You may not know the name for it, but you’ve probably experienced it: you click on a link to a webpage, hit the “back” button on your browser, but end up on a page you never intentionally visited. That’s called “back button hijacking,” and Google is cracking down on the practice. Execs warned website owners

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Published by digiday.com

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