And the very angry email that I (probably unwisely) just dashed off to
[email protected]:
"So I've been trying to sign in repeatedly to set the accessibility
cookie since last night. Every time I click the submit button, I get
the useless error message "an error has occurred, please try again".
My friend, who shares my roof and my static IP, got banned from
hcaptcha's accessibility service last year for being too smart to be
blind. And I suspect you all have banned our IP and not just his
account.
For the record, my static IP address is (redacted).
See
https://michaels.world/2023/11/i-was-banned-from-the-hcaptch...
for his story. I have been broadcasting this to websites frequented by
technically capable people:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42171164
https://lobste.rs/s/qbkd0u/i_was_banned_from_hcaptcha_access...
Please let your bosses know that I plan to pursue legal action against
hCaptcha and/or amplify the truth to destroy its reputation in the
public square. I will also be reaching out to websites who utilize
hCaptcha, letting them know that the captcha provider they employ is
refusing to provide reasonable accomodations to blind people.
Whether it be with the force of law or the force of satyagraha, your
bosses are going to get a message and we will win.
"So I've been trying to sign in repeatedly to set the accessibility cookie since last night. Every time I click the submit button, I get the useless error message "an error has occurred, please try again".
My friend, who shares my roof and my static IP, got banned from hcaptcha's accessibility service last year for being too smart to be blind. And I suspect you all have banned our IP and not just his account.
For the record, my static IP address is (redacted).
See https://michaels.world/2023/11/i-was-banned-from-the-hcaptch... for his story. I have been broadcasting this to websites frequented by technically capable people: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42171164 https://lobste.rs/s/qbkd0u/i_was_banned_from_hcaptcha_access...
Please let your bosses know that I plan to pursue legal action against hCaptcha and/or amplify the truth to destroy its reputation in the public square. I will also be reaching out to websites who utilize hCaptcha, letting them know that the captcha provider they employ is refusing to provide reasonable accomodations to blind people.
Whether it be with the force of law or the force of satyagraha, your bosses are going to get a message and we will win.