It is called url history hijacking and a common "dark pattern". There are event websites which will block you to ever coming back to where you started (i.e. whe

It is called url history hijacking and a common "dark pattern". There are event websites which will block you to ever coming back to where you started (i.e. when navigating away from hacker news). Thats the issue with modern web apis: Browsers add them with good intent to allow for modern web apps and improve UX, and advertisers abuse it to cripple UX but bring up "engagement" with the website.