Omer@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agoSpez (Reddit CEO) just put out an announcement talking about how they'll verify bots vs humans. Get ready for a wave of new users into the Fediverse pretty soon!www.reddit.comexternal-linkmessage-square259fedilinkarrow-up1751arrow-down18
arrow-up1743arrow-down1external-linkSpez (Reddit CEO) just put out an announcement talking about how they'll verify bots vs humans. Get ready for a wave of new users into the Fediverse pretty soon!www.reddit.comOmer@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square259fedilink
minus-squareOmen777@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 hours agoI think the first time someone had the idea of doing this to verify if you are not a bot is on YouTube 4-5 years ago (I’m not sure) At least YouTube allows you to verify without giving any sort of data
minus-square/home/pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 hours agoIf you upload on youtube then you need a google account. Which requires a phone number on a real smartphone.
minus-squareLedivin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoI certainly don’t have my phone number associated with my Google account. Maybe grandfathered in, though?
I think the first time someone had the idea of doing this to verify if you are not a bot is on YouTube 4-5 years ago (I’m not sure)
At least YouTube allows you to verify without giving any sort of data
If you upload on youtube then you need a google account. Which requires a phone number on a real smartphone.
I certainly don’t have my phone number associated with my Google account. Maybe grandfathered in, though?
Since when?