Re:Living without the modern browser
by malvosenior on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @10:18AM
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Captchas are an anti-pattern. Make account creation easy then handle any spam issues within the system yourself. Why make your users suffer for what is basically the service's problem to fix? It's a lazy way out.
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Because most users won't subject themselves to the signup fee to make this revenue neutral.
It's an interesting alternative, though. Pay 5 bucks with the credit card to validate your identity if you don't want to subject yourself to captcha...
Tutanota does this, you choose between solving a Captcha and donating a minimum amount
Re:Living without the modern browser
by davidweatherall on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @10:57AM
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With invisible recaptcha most users won't even see a captcha challenge when they sign up to forms