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Archive.Today starting to use Google's QR-based reCaptcha

#recaptcha #degoogle #datahoarder

The site has a few variant domains, unsure why, and archive.md, the one I'd been using, threw the QR reCaptcha just now, as per the attached image, while archive.today directly threw the good ol' "try to verify a dozen times" version.

The recaptcha may appear even when the user is not using a VPN if it grows suspicious, meaning the site may soon be inaccessible without bending to Google.

OC by @Auster@thebrainbin.org

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[-] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 hours ago

I got the picture captcha thing. Didn't bother clicking on the pics, I just wanted to see the new system.

[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 20 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

If you need more of a reason to avoid it, they're also using the reader's computer to DDOS the blog(s) of a critic.

[-] Rose@lemmy.zip 10 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

It also reportedly alters the content of archived pages.

this post was submitted on 19 May 2026
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