Never manipulate browser history so that Back does not return users to where they came from

Back button hijacking, interfering with browser navigation so users cannot use Back to return immediately to the page they came from, is an explicit violation of Google's malicious practices spam policy, enforced since 15 June 2026 with manual spam actions or automated demotions. Google added it after many complaints about landing on auto-generated pages or staying on the same site after pressing Back twice, and says the cause can be a site's included libraries or advertising platform.

Call history.pushState only for real in-app navigation that the user triggered (DEV-URL-03), never on page load, on scroll or to insert interstitial, recommended or exit pages, and do not intercept popstate to keep users on the site. Audit scripts from ad, engagement and recommendation vendors, and remove or disable any code, import or configuration that adds history entries.

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