Google Can't Claim Innocence Anymore

Google's new reCAPTCHA can require Google Play Services to pass, meaning a de-Googled phone will fail the "are you human?" check. Combined with mandatory developer verification and AOSP going private, the pattern over the last year is impossible to ignore. Here's what I think it means for Android, custom ROMs, and the open-source community that built this whole ecosystem.

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🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
• reCAPTCHA Update: https://piunikaweb.com/2026/05/07/google-recaptcha-play-services-requirement/
• KeepAndroidOpen: https://keepandroidopen.org/

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 WHAT GOOGLE IS DOING
00:30 NEW RECAPTCHA EXPLAINED
01:50 THE UNDENIABLE PATTERN
04:58 OUR SPONSOR: PROTON
06:02 WHERE WE GO FROM HERE
#google #android #keepandroidopen
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