Google's new reCAPTCHA requires Google Play Services on Android. Users running privacy-focused custom ROMs like GrapheneOS now automatically fail verification.

iOS users don't face this requirement to prove they're human. Gating web access behind proprietary software isn't about security, it's about ecosystem lock-in.

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Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users

The company that decides whether you're a bot now also requires you run its software to prove otherwise.

^{Rick Findlay (Reclaim the Net)}