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Mastodon breaks open API with new JavaScript captchas to fight AI spam

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Mastodon has implemented JavaScript captchas, a move that has unfortunately broken its open API. This decision was made to combat AI-driven abuse and spam on the platform. AI

IMPACT This change may impact AI developers and services that rely on Mastodon's open API.

RANK_REASON Product change impacting API functionality.

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Mastodon breaks open API with new JavaScript captchas to fight AI spam

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Product change impacting API functionality.
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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Guess when I switched on javascript captchas* (only 0% of people gets this wrong!) *and to my despise, thereby broke our open API's # noAI # ai # hass

    Guess when I switched on javascript captchas* (only 0% of people gets this wrong!) *and to my despise, thereby broke our open API's # noAI # ai # hass

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