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Google will now verify if you're a human by turning on your webcam and asking you to wave your hand
(docs.cloud.google.com)
this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2026
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Nothing on that page says it'll be forced upon you - it sounds like just another verification method alongside the regular reCAPTCHA ones.
I mean, I'm all for shitting on Google but I really doubt they're gonna prevent people who may not have a webcam from signing into Youtube as they need that sweet ad revenue. Others using Google's reCAPTCHA might but as someone else posted, the accessibility options that are available on any Google reCAPTCHA will remain so just click on the visually impaired option and listen to the robot read out a captcha for you if anything
it won't be for most users. it woll be for ones who opt out of optional / regulatory minimum data sharing, people connecting through VPNs, people using privacy focused browsers... basically the users they don't have entirely profiled with metadata.
by taking a few steps to adblock and maintain privacy, ive noticed i get a lot more verification"checkpoints" from websites that are basically built on data harvesting compared to people who take no precautions.