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mitch96

(14,815 posts) Sun Oct 2, 2022, 01:43 PM Oct 2022

Found and interesting glitch. A website held me hostage..

So I'm looking at this website:
https://clawsonmotorsports.com/Vehicle/Inventory?SortBy=7&SortOrder=1&pageNum=1&SelectedVehicleTypes=&SelectedMakeDivisions=Honda&QuickSearch=CB500X

When I clicked to return to the previous page, the website just kept on reloading. It would not let me go back to my search. I thought it might be Safari so I went to Firefox. Same shit.
The only way I could go back was to go to history and click on the website I wanted...weird.
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Found and interesting glitch. A website held me hostage.. (Original Post) mitch96 Oct 2022 OP

Did you go into settings for your browser and delete website history? kimbutgar Oct 2022 #1

i have had that happen too. if i want to go back to that site , i ususlly AllaN01Bear Oct 2022 #2

yet another reason to turn off javascript when possible Tetrachloride Oct 2022 #3

The tactic is called mousetrapping. The FTC has sued operators for this in the past. Eugene Oct 2022 #4

Just quit your browser MagaSmash Oct 2022 #5

kimbutgar

(23,791 posts)

1. Did you go into settings for your browser and delete website history?

Reply to mitch96 (Original post)

Sun Oct 2, 2022, 01:56 PM

Oct 2022

AllaN01Bear

(23,557 posts)

2. i have had that happen too. if i want to go back to that site , i ususlly

Reply to mitch96 (Original post)

Sun Oct 2, 2022, 02:00 PM

Oct 2022

will open a new tab. if i cant get out of my browser , i will usualy get out of the browser and never come back. that has happened to me a # of times .