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As many of you know, last week we upgraded to the new reCAPTCHA API, bringing CAPTCHA-less posting to the masses >for free. Since the upgrade, approximately 25-30% of daily solve attempts encounter no CAPTCHA at all, with failure rates hovering at an all-time low of 6%.

Alongside the new CAPTCHA, we temporarily disabled the sale of 4chan Passes as we evaluated whether or not to continue supporting them in light of the change. Ultimately, we decided to resume offering 4chan Passes for sale for those who don’t want to deal with CAPTCHA at all, would like to post from behind a blocked IP range, or just plain want to support the site.

We’ve also decided to offer a limited time, pro-rated refund to those who currently hold an active 4chan Pass that was purchased on or before December 8th, 2014. While we don’t normally offer refunds for Pass purchases, we felt it was best to provide an opportunity for users who feel their Pass has been devalued as a result of the CAPTCHA change to request a pro-rated refund.

Since 4chan relies primarily on Pass sales to make ends meet, we’ll continue to sell and support them for the foreseeable future, and may consider adding additional features at a later date and time (ideas welcome).

If you’d like to submit a refund request for your active 4chan Pass that was purchased on or before December 8th, please visit ~~this link~~ and follow the instructions.

Thanks as always to our Pass holders for their support—it is greatly appreciated.

—moot

#4chan pass #captcha

@4chan

Tue, 16 Dec 2014 21:01:00

Two days ago, we upgraded to the new reCAPTCHA API, dubbed the “No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA”.

The new API allows users determined to not be spambots to bypass typing a verification, giving them a CAPTCHA-less posting experience. Below you can see the change from our last full day using the old version of the API to our first full day using the new version:

On December 7th, 90% of solve attempts resulted in a pass, and 10% resulted in a fail. On December 9th, the first full day of the new version, 30% of solve attempts encountered no CAPTCHA at all, with the remainder being 64% pass and 6% fail.

We understand there have been a few hiccups for users using third-party extensions and unofficial apps, however we expect them to be updated soon. We hope that as reCAPTCHA tweaks their algorithm over time, more users will be able to take advantage of the CAPTCHA-less posting experience.

—moot

#captcha #recaptcha

@4chan

Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:40:42