cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/47972724

i encountered this for the first time today while attempting to read something on archive.today.

i confirmed that decoding the qrcode using a computer and following the URL it contains is insufficient; the error it gave directed me here which is what the linked screenshot is of.

the old type of captcha remains available too, for now:

screenshot of text: Important: Mobile verification for Google Cloud Fraud Defense is an experimental challenge type in Preview. Visual and audio challenges are available as alternatives for users who can't complete mobile verification. To use them, click the Visual or Audio buttons.

  • Kilgore Trout@feddit.itEnglish
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    12 days ago

    So those humans will go buy the cheapest they can find which is, surprise, Android + Google Play Services.

    • Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.caEnglish
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      12 days ago

      No. More likely those people just won’t visit that website and will very easily get the information that they were looking for from the next link down on the search results.

      Google are fucking idiots if they think otherwise.

      • antonim@lemmy.world
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        12 days ago

        the next link down on the search results

        Assuming we’ll have that at all or just AI summaries replacing the results.