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Re:CAPTCHAs don’t prove you’re human – they prove you’re Ame... by chessmango on Friday November 27, 2020 @10:35AM (#25229455)
Pretty sure this is at least somewhat related to Carrier-Grade NAT[1]. Influx of connections from a single public IP shared by multiple public users = 'security concern'. Not to forgive the big tech giant of its inflexibility :P

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier-grade_NAT

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