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Ads Must Not Disable Browser Back Button

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How other platforms handle this

LinkedIn Medium

The landing page must allow users to navigate away from the page, including via the browser's 'Back' button, and return to the page that the ad was displayed on.

PayPal High

Within all of your points of sale, you agree not to try to dissuade or inhibit your customers from using PayPal or Venmo services or encourage the customer to use an alternate payment method.

Meta Ads Medium

The products and services promoted in an ad must match those promoted on the landing page.

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sites that have disabled the browser's back button

Excerpt from Google Ads's Advertising Policies Overview

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Document information
Document
Google Ads Advertising Policies Overview
Entity
Google Ads
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063260
Document ID
CA-D-00854
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
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Content hash (SHA-256)
f55bc76697465f7dc239391e81860193cb31afa2e7e739ec9ab70a2b699ce362
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 06:44 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Google Ads
Document: Google Ads Advertising Policies Overview
Record ID: CA-P-063260
Captured: 2026-07-09 06:44:48 UTC
SHA-256: f55bc76697465f7d…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google-ads/google-ads-advertising-policies-overview/provision/CA-P-063260/ads-must-not-disable-browser-back-button/
Accessed: July 26, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google Ads's Ads Must Not Disable Browser Back Button clause do?

The clause states: “sites that have disabled the browser's back button”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 8 platforms. See the full comparison.

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