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Google to penalize “back button hijacking” starting June 2026
(developers.google.com)
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this post was submitted on 17 Apr 2026
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Coming from the creator of a search engine that does "anchor hijacking" where it sends a request about what link you click even if you hover over the link and only see the original URL in the bottom.