CAPTCHA systems blocking legitimate users on privacy-focused browsers and configurations
Firefox users with privacy-protective settings (strict mode, ad-blockers) are experiencing infinite CAPTCHA loops that prevent access to websites, while having no recourse or explanation. Current CAPTCHA solutions fail to distinguish between legitimate privacy-conscious users and actual bots, forcing users to either disable security features, switch browsers, or abandon access entirely.
Validation Scores
Overall Score: 21.3%
Source Signals (1)
Infinite Google ReCAPCHA loop trying to access archive.is using current Firefox from Linux. Just started today. Firefox is in "strict" mode. Disabled Privacy Badger for that site, and it didn't help. Tried private browsing, and it didn't help. Is this part of Google's war against ad-blocking and non...
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Problem Details
- Category
- security
- Pain Keywords
- CAPTCHA blocking, Firefox compatibility, privacy mode rejection, infinite verification loops, browser discrimination
- Signals Collected
- 1
- Created
- 2026-09-04 00:37