RIP back button scripts? Chrome update coming (8)
from: https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/...button-3637906
The firm is working on a tool that would prevent websites resisting the back button’s traditional functionality in order to prevent users from leaving the site, in a tactic Google calls “history manipulation.”
Some code spied within the Chromium project, upon which Google Chrome is based, suggests the Google will stop websites adding items to the ‘back/forward list without the user’s intention.’
In that instance, Chrome will flag these pages, before sending metrics for analysis to Google. However, eventually, Chrome will then skip those entries to the back/forward list, in order to ensure the user experiences proper functionality.
“Entries that are added to the back/forward list without the user’s intention
are marked to be skipped on subsequent back button invocations,” one item of codereads.
The code calling for the intervention when Chrome flags the abuse says reads: “Implements history manipulation intervention behind a flag and based on the should_skip_on_back_forward_ui field added earlier.”
The feature is likely to be available in testing sooner rather than later, with those hoping to put it to the test enabling a test flag. According to 9to5Google, it’s likely this feature will be available within the amusingly-named Chrome Canary browser soon.
Google’s newest Chrome fears are largely geared towards eliminating websites’ bad behaviour.
The company is clamping down on fake play buttons that redirect users without their permission. Google is also telling sites that it will block all ads to sites that serve abusive ads. It is also naming and shaming websites that don’t offer HTTPS security.
Too bad. Back-button has been a staple for me on native to add a good 2% extra revenue. Always funny when I'd see those copying my LP had removed it. I suspect meta-refresh scripts will live on much longer, but it's barely approaching a 1% revenue boost.
Perhaps there will still be a clever way to circumvent it, but I think the ad networks that used to allow it will clamp down on it, as I've been getting more denials for it lately.
Chrome is a bitch.
Curious to see if only backbutton redirects will be affected or # as well.
Hmm interesting..
Took them how long since affiliates cannibalised it?
At least good 4-5 years.
Hope you all made some extra $$$ guys, I loved back button redirects 
But, let's see how this turns out, maybe it won't be so bad.
Let's find some others ways...Devs where are you hiding, guys??? Seems like google is trying to make the game hard. SEO, Adwords, backlinks, LPs and now they're going to scan the codes of all pages that's going to load on chrome. Hmmm...
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BTW loving their new product to capture more data - SiteKit ( https://sitekit.withgoogle.com/ )...
LeadCloak
Not good news!
I am using this one one of my sites where I only target energy and finance products:
Name of insurance company + Coupon code
Name of energy company + Coupon code
Brings me in high €xxx a month 
Originally Posted by erikgyepes
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