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

The extension era is over.

Google added back button hijacking to its malicious practices spam policy. Enforcement starts June 15, 2026. Sites have two ...

Today, you can use Google Messages for web using QR code pairing or Google Account sign-in. The original login method will soon go away. Opening messages.google.com ...

Google Messages for web is phasing out the QR code sign-in option soon. There’s reportedly a new prompt that explicitly says QR core pairing is going away soon. Users will instead have to sign in with ...

Google said it has noticed a sharp rise in websites hijacking the back button to show ads when users press it, so it will now ...

Google Messages appears to be moving towards phasing out QR code sign-ins on the web. Spotted by a user and then posted to reddit, Google simply says, “QR code pairing is going away soon.” As it ...

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

The Google Messages web app won’t allow users to pair using QR codes for much longer, according to a new warning. Users will instead have to sign in using their Google account credentials. We don’t ...

Google targets back button hijacking as a spam violation, says spam reports may trigger manual actions, and expands agentic ...