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Re:Captcha pictures force you to look at the world the way a... by smichel17 on Saturday August 07, 2021 @05:31PM (#28102016)
Additionally, ReCAPTCHA is worse than a metal detector, since in addition to being an inconvenience, it's performing unpaid labor for Google. It's more like a bouncer at the door, who won't let you in unless you grease his palm first. Just filthy corruption, plain and simple.
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Re:Captcha pictures force you to look at the world the way a... by lotsofpulp on Saturday August 07, 2021 @06:02PM (#28102286)
How is it corruption? The website’s owners consciously choose to use said bouncer who has agreed to accept compensation in the form of making the website’s visitors solve captcha.
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Re:Captcha pictures force you to look at the world the way a... by pbhjpbhj on Saturday August 07, 2021 @08:02PM (#28103010)
Do you think that's universally true, like website _owners_ (as opposed to developers) realise captchas are a thing? Seems unlikely to me; the dev setup a cdn, the owner mightn't even know what that is.
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Re:Captcha pictures force you to look at the world the way a... by enriquto on Sunday August 08, 2021 @02:11AM (#28104577)
> the owner mightn't even know what that is.

That's a problem of literacy, but it is still their fault and their responsibility as owners of the site.

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Re:Captcha pictures force you to look at the world the way a... by lobocinza on Sunday August 08, 2021 @04:17PM (#28109743)
Another hidden fee in those "free" services.
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