2026-05-01 12:59 UTC
@1P1sces @protonprivacy
I’m not too good at German but I think that says ”sign in to prove you’re not a bot”. This is a common side effect of using a vpn as Google tries to block access to vpn ip addresses. The solution is to change vpn server, that’s what I do when I get this message at least.
The side effect of privacy is most often convenience, sadly. Don’t be too worried about jumping vpn servers though. You’re right to be sceptical but this is, as usual, Google shenanigans. Hope it works out for you!
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@1P1sces@mastodon.online 2026-05-01 14:52
@neutronstar @protonprivacy Your German is spot on 👍😀 And that’s what I assumed Google would want me to do. So far I’ve managed not to sign up with them and with anything Meta and I don’t intend to do so. Too bad interesting things such as this are apparently not shared via other platforms as well. But it’s not a big deal, really… I’ll survive!