Google is taking over the internet by forcing themself to be the sole gatekeeper of what sites you can access with which operating system @eff.org @tuta.com @noyb.eu #linux #protectopensource #stopgoogle #remoteattestation
🔽 This is highly alarming, so let me try to explain what it's about in a manner understandable to laypeople:
‣ reCAPTCHA is a service used to prevent bots from accessing Web sites. You probably know it as “click on all squares containing bicycles”.
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‣ reCAPTCHA is a service used to prevent bots from accessing Web sites. You probably know it as “click on all squares containing bicycles”.
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‼️🚨 ALARMING: Google now treats privacy as suspicious behavior by default. Users of GrapheneOS, CalyxOS, /e/OS, and other deGoogled Android phones are being locked out of millions of websites unless they install the exact Google Play Services software they deliberately removed.
May 11, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Google is taking over the internet by forcing themself to be the sole gatekeeper of what sites you can access with which operating system @eff.org @tuta.com @noyb.eu #linux #protectopensource #stopgoogle #remoteattestation