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0 pointsghayes2y ago0 comments

I have never successfully gotten a “click all motorcycle squares” to succeed. With a VPN, nothing usually works until “click until there are no more X.” It’s so consistent that I’m pretty sure it’s designed that way, since the final task is time-gated.

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Sohcahtoa822y ago

> With a VPN, nothing usually works until [...]

Bots are very likely to use VPNs, so captcha services make things a real pain in the ass for anyone connecting from a VPN.

It's the same story with Tor. Coming from a VPN/Tor is a strong signal that you're more likely to be a malicious user.

freedomben2y ago

I'm guessing they also use failed CAPTCHA statistics as more "proof" that those users are malicious. How much should we bet that each time I fail a CAPTCHA because it's utter shit, and happen to be on a VPN, somebody somewhere counts it as a "blocked bot" or "blocked attack"? I guess I don't want to know as it will probably make me angry.

Nextgrid2y ago

ReCaptcha will serve you impossible captchas (as in it will always behave as incorrect even if the answer is correct) if it doesn't like you.

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