This is due to the new Google search penalty for back button hijacking.

Google is putting its foot down on "back button hijacking," an infamous deceptive practice where users are kept on a long loop of pressing the back button but are either not brought anywhere or ...

The Tab Search tool in Google Chrome – frequented by users with way too much RAM – is getting a new dedicated button. The tool lets Chrome users search open and closed tabs by keyword, making for an ...

PCWorld reports that Google will penalize websites that hijack the browser’s back button, a manipulative practice that redirects users to unwanted pages or ads. This new spam policy violation, ...

Google is testing "AI Mode" search on its homepage. The new feature, though not widely available yet, is located directly beneath the Google search bar beside a "Google Search" button, replacing the ...

The Google search widget has a lot of customization options you're probably ignoring.