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.

Your browser's back button should actually start working soon.

Have you ever tried to click “back” on a website, but instead of returning to the previous page you ended up on a wall of ads ...

Google's new spam policy targets sites that trap users by hijacking the back button. Enforcement begins 15 June, with ranking ...