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I was banned from the hCaptcha accessibility account for not being blind (2023)

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405 points blindgeek | 1 comments | 18 Nov 24 10:13 UTC | HN request time: 0.213s | source
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RobMurray ◴[18 Nov 24 15:43 UTC] No.42173434[source]▶
I am also blind. hCaptcha is the worst. Their stupid cookie expires so I have to go through their getting an email to set the cookie almost every time I encounter one. It's a horrendous UX, especially when using different devices and browsers. I imagine others just give up instead of dealing with the crap. They shouldn't use the word accessibility when their whole service is the exact opposite.

The bots can probably solve them easier than blind people anyway, or they can outsource them to third world workers for next to nothing. E.G. Anticaptcha [0]:

> Starting from 0.5USD per 1000 images, depending on your daily spending volume

[0] https://anti-captcha.com/

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1. akimbostrawman ◴[18 Nov 24 20:20 UTC] No.42176473[source]▶
i have the complete opposite experience. im not blind but i use tor. vpns and non spyware browser which is probably worse lol google captcha most of the time sends me into a loop that does not stop and always fails regardless how right i am for +3 minutes. meanwhile hcapcha lets me pass if i simply correctly fill out 1-3 captchas.