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CAPTCHAs don't prove you're human – they prove you're American (2017)

92 points · 90 comments · theanonymousone

KingOfCoders · 1790412762 · focus · HN ↗
It's just forcing US culture on everyone in the world. Also see Meta deleting IG posts and banning people based on US politics / morals.
1. lolakutty · 1790413477 · focus · HN ↗
  Oh come on!
  The internet by default assumes you are a US citizen..
  > forcing US culture on everyone in the world
  I think captchas are on very near to the bottom on the list of things that tries (knowingly or unknowingly) does this...

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