Re:A new spam policy for "back button hijacking"
by csomar on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @05:14AM
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Good point. Chrome has a “feature” where if your website is google-flagged, it’ll display a danger alert when visiting it. For some reason I confused that with this.
Re:A new spam policy for "back button hijacking"
by mimsee on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @07:51AM
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If you're referring to Google Safe Browsing lists, all major browsers check agains the same list. I've managed to get mine listed there and immediately banned on all major browsers.
Re:A new spam policy for "back button hijacking"
by csomar on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @08:06AM
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Not only that but I think Google listens to "cyber security" companies lists and feed from them. My website got in some of these lists (https://www.virustotal.com/gui/url/a4c9f166d2468f5bbb503ec79...) and I had to go through like 6-7 of them to whitelist my domain again. Something about code and input triggered something in some of these list's filters that my website is hacking related.
Re:A new spam policy for "back button hijacking"
by johnpork343 on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @02:00PM
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To me, it appears to relate to search
> Pages that are engaging in back button hijacking may be subject to manual spam actions or automated demotions, which can impact the site's performance in Google Search results.