Google broke reCAPTCHA for de-googled Android users — #2 in Hacker News Top Stories: May 9, 2026 — Google, Attenborough, and AI | Top10Grid
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Google broke reCAPTCHA for de-googled Android users
Google's reCAPTCHA now blocks non-Google Android users, drawing 929 upvotes and 309 comments from a furious community accusing the company of leveraging security to enforce ecosystem lock-in.
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