# Google Search tackles sites that try to stop you from leaving when you hit the back button

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/google-search-tackles-sites-that-try-to-stop-you-from-leaving-when-you-hit-the-back-button/
- Published: 2026-04-16T09:45:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo credit: Solen Feyissa on Unsplash. Article by Kris Holt. Engadget &#8211; April 14, 2026. Websites that act like a super-chatty colleague who just won&#8217;t shut up and let you go when a conversation should be over are among the most annoying things on the internet. Google is now doing something about that scourge. [&#8230;] Click here to view original web page at www.engadget.com Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio