Questions tagged [captcha]

Seemingly since the introduction of a new human verification check a day or two ago (the check: just click the checkbox), I have the problem that when I try to answer a question I get a red-background ...

I was trying to post a question on Stack Overflow, but the ReCAPTCHA was not working. I don't know why. It has been doing this for about a day now. The reason I can post on Meta is because that does ...

I experience a very annoying evolution on Stack Overflow: I get the Captcha for every answer I post and it takes many trials to get through the validation process, to the point where it takes longer ...

I just received a captcha request while using Stack Overflow for Teams. Assuming that the people who can sign up for the team are restricted, why is it necessary to check if I'm a human being?

When clicking the "post question" button, I was prompted with the "are you a robot" screen. Right away I noticed something. The text and the reCAPTCHA are overflowing the "...

I usually don't come across a lot of forms on Stack Overflow. But today, when I clicked on the Contact Us section in the Help Center, I came across this form: Something looked off, I saw that big fat ...

When I try to solve the captcha on Safari 14.0.1 (on Big Sur), it gets stuck on the loading spinner when I tap the checkbox. I see the following error multiple times in the console: The source list ...

Stack Overflow currently uses a recaptcha script hosted on www.google.com. This domain is inaccessible in China. In a section about using recaptcha globally, Google's own developer FAQ says: Yes, ...

It keeps saying "Oops, robot detection failed" after I fill out the CAPTCHA (the green check shows). I receive the same error in incognito. I cannot fill out the help form on the Contact Us ...

These CAPTCHAs are very obnoxious. After the 20th completed challenge, it should be obvious that either I'm not a bot, or I've passed the Turing test and your resistance is futile. Yes, I post a lot ...

CAPTCHA seems to be broken, which makes asking questions a hassle. Is anyone experiencing the same issue over here?

I noticed I don't see it on the site anymore, so I just wanted to know whether it's still used.

Today I tried (and failed) to login with the correct info (I had skipped a some characters) and it showed me this page: Where I had to tick a capcha box. My questions is, could this result in a ban?

Apparently I'm a bot, or I'm detected as such. I cannot even prove you wrong, since the captcha I'm supposed to solve won't appear. Unfortunately I cannot give more details, since I just see a ...

Is it me, or is the captcha checking a little tedious? It literally took me about a minute of clicking pictures before the system finally realized I wasn't a robot. In any case, what does the ...