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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.

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[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

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 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

the next link down on the search results

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

[–] Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

There are several superior search engines to Google.

[–] antonim@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

I kind of doubt that even when it comes to English, and for smaller languages i'm sure that there's still no serious competition to Google.