I’m not a Robot: Social Media Users Speak up Against the Inconveniences caused by Google reCaptcha!
The reCaptcha requires users to pass some sort of test in order to gain access to a site. There are a
Although the reCaptcha was created for preventing bots from accessing websites, the service has now become frustrating for humans as well and gives them a hard time gaining access to sites (
Due to this,
Coming to the serious feedback for a while, Internet users have complained about getting reCaptcha multiple times a day, especially on Google and
WTF @Google and @Twitter almost every time I like a post on Twitter, I need to verify that I’m a human and I always get the stupidest recaptcha pictures. I’m not even kidding this shit happens to me multiple times a day with pictures that make no sense at all. It hurts ): pic.twitter.com/MHQsPrs3V7
May 30, 2019
Not only that, the reCaptcha sometimes can be so vague that people have a hard time getting through the test. Even a single wrong selection can result in the test being regenerated with a completely different set of images. This takes up users’ valuable time and through tweets, they have expressed how it feels while attempting to solve the reCaptcha.
Some people have sarcastically said that the frequency with which they are asked to confirm that they are humans and not robots has even made them doubtful about themselves.
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The Twitter is flooded with Tweets criticizing reCaptcha, its creators and everything linked to it and many people believe that it’s time for an alternative verification process to takeover.
Why is this keep happening a lot recently? Why Chrome became almost certain that I’m a robot this past month? (no, I haven’t been engaged in any remotely spam activity) pic.twitter.com/PwxMOWKckC
May 19, 2019
I really wish people would use alternatives to recaptcha.
— Mike 🎥 films 🎞 in Seattle (@SinisterVisuals) June 4, 2019
me: ok easy lol
reCAPTCHA: select all images with street signs
my brain:reCAPTCHA: confirm you’re not a robotme: ok easy lolreCAPTCHA: select all images with street signsmy brain: pic.twitter.com/wQuIGB7KaT
March 24, 2019
pic.twitter.com/9v88PXF7zS
in Q on 2 out of 3 devices. IM NOT A ROBOT IM NOT A ROBOT OMG I HAVE TO CLICK ON CARS FIRE HYDRANTS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS IM NOT A ROOBOOOTTTTTT. skdjflskdjfhsakjdf I hate you ticketmaster because even if we have to confirm that we’re not a bot, you’re the biggest scalpers IRL #bts
March 1, 2019
Many websites now have this annoying trend:
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Please confirm you’re not a robot by clicking all these images that have a sidewalk in them.Nope.
Try again with cars.
Nope.
Can you do streetlights?
Nope… But good effort. Continue anyway.
—😐
— Stewart Jones (@creatureattic) February 15, 2019
The surprising number of times I get the reCAPTCHA wrong during this All Star vote makes me wonder whether or not I actually *am* a robot.
— Joseph McMahan (@RaysWhiteBoard) June 4, 2019
Thus, from the above tweets, it can be seen that the frustration is quite high. It’s about time that Google either fixes the reCaptcha to make it convenient for “Human” users or roll out an easier yet effective verification test. Until then, good luck proving that you are a human!
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It’s a well-known fact that the number of bots scattered across the web has increased by an insanely huge number over the past couple of years. Be it Social Media or any other platforms, chances of coming across a bot are now at an all-time high. To tackle this issue, Google introduced a verification service called “ reCaptcha ” that sites can easily incorporate.The reCaptcha requires users to pass some sort of test in order to gain access to a site. There are a variety of tests providing users a set of pictures or boxes and asking them to choose the ones which meet a specific criteria for example, select all pictures with store logos or select all pictures with vehicles in it etc.Although the reCaptcha was created for preventing bots from accessing websites, the service has now become frustrating for humans as well and gives them a hard time gaining access to sites ( you can try a demo here, though ). The fact that most of the browsers and sites now repeatedly ask users to confirm that they are not robots is driving them crazy.Due to this, many social media users have tweeted out some interesting and hilarious reactions to express their displeasure with being tested so much. Some people tweeted GIF files of robots being frightened on seeing the reCaptcha while some have shared memes of machines passing the test.Coming to the serious feedback for a while, Internet users have complained about getting reCaptcha multiple times a day, especially on Google and Twitter Not only that, the reCaptcha sometimes can be so vague that people have a hard time getting through the test. Even a single wrong selection can result in the test being regenerated with a completely different set of images. This takes up users’ valuable time and through tweets, they have expressed how it feels while attempting to solve the reCaptcha.Some people have sarcastically said that the frequency with which they are asked to confirm that they are humans and not robots has even made them doubtful about themselves.The Twitter is flooded with Tweets criticizing reCaptcha, its creators and everything linked to it and many people believe that it’s time for an alternative verification process to takeover.Thus, from the above tweets, it can be seen that the frustration is quite high. It’s about time that Google either fixes the reCaptcha to make it convenient for “Human” users or roll out an easier yet effective verification test. Until then, good luck proving that you are a human!Read next: 1 in 5 Internet Users Are Malicious Bots
