Back button hijacking, a practice that interferes with normal web browser back button functioning, is now against Google Search’s guidelines. Sites that engage in back button hijacking will be subject ...

You have until June 15, 2026 to remove the back button code before Google begins to take action. Google has issued a new warning to sites using back button hijacking techniques, saying those sites ...

The company's generative AI search tools increasingly cite its own services, like Google Search and YouTube, over third-party publishers. Many website owners and publishers have relied heavily on ...

Welcome to the week’s Pulse: updates affect what Google considers spam, what happens when you report it, and what agentic search looks like in practice. Here’s what matters for you and your work.

Google appears to have turned off its new A.I. Overviews for a number of searches as it works to minimize errors. By Nico Grant Reporting from San Francisco When Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief ...