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

Engadget
By Kris HoltApr 14, 2026, 10:33 am92 ptsTrending
Websites that act like a super-chatty colleague who just won'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. Picture the scene: you look up something on Google Search and — instead of relying on…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- x.com
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on Tech News Tube

Retro Rewind re-creates the glorious drudgery of working a '90s video store

Ars Technica

Retro Rewind re-creates the glorious drudgery of working a '90s video store 130

IBM becomes first company to pay up under Trump administration's diversity blitz

The Register

IBM becomes first company to pay up under Trump administration's diversity blitz 129

Attention, Gamers: The FAA wants YOU to be an air traffic controller

The Register

Attention, Gamers: The FAA wants YOU to be an air traffic controller 129

Nanya Technology posts NT$26 billion profit in 1Q26 as DRAM prices surge over 70%

Digitimes

Nanya Technology posts NT$26 billion profit in 1Q26 as DRAM prices surge over 70% 129

The Gamblers Behind One of Chess's Weirdest Unsolved Cheating Mysteries Have Been Unmasked

Wired

The Gamblers Behind One of Chess's Weirdest Unsolved Cheating Mysteries Have Been Unmasked 126

Microsoft raises UK Surface prices as RAM crisis reaches the checkout

The Register

Microsoft raises UK Surface prices as RAM crisis reaches the checkout 123

'AI is reshaping how infrastructure is built and scaled': Intel and Google sign major Xeon chip deal to power the next generation of AI

TechRadar

'AI is reshaping how infrastructure is built and scaled': Intel and Google sign major Xeon chip deal to power the next generation of AI 120

Prime Video is bundling Apple TV Plus and Peacock for a limited time

The Verge

Prime Video is bundling Apple TV Plus and Peacock for a limited time 110

About Tech News Tube

Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.

Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.

Featured

AI datacenter startup Fluidstack in…

AI datacenter startup Fluidstack in talks for $1B round at $18B valuation months…

Anthropic Opposes the Extreme AI…

Anthropic Opposes the Extreme AI Liability Bill That OpenAI Backed

Lucid names new CEO as it raises over $1…

Lucid names new CEO as it raises over $1 billion and ramps up robotaxi ambitions

No honor among thieves as 0APT threatens…

No honor among thieves as 0APT threatens rival ransomware gang Krybit

The Morning After: Meta is reportedly…

The Morning After: Meta is reportedly working on an AI model of Mark Zuckerberg

Microsoft is rolling out a 'turbo mode'…

Microsoft is rolling out a 'turbo mode' for Windows 11 installation as part of…

Silicon Valley Is Spending Millions to…

Silicon Valley Is Spending Millions to Stop One of Its Own

European Cyber Agencies Feel Left Out of…

European Cyber Agencies Feel Left Out of Anthropic’s Spooky AI Party

Rockstar hackers publish 78.6 million…

Rockstar hackers publish 78.6 million stolen records — but many of us will be…

A New Horror Movie Depicts Realistic…

A New Horror Movie Depicts Realistic Snuff. That’s Not the Most Disturbing…