I encountered this for the first time today while attempting to read something on archive.today.

I confirmed that decoding the qrcode using a computer and following the URL it contains is insufficient; the error it gave directed me here which is what the linked screenshot is of.

The old type of captcha remains available too, for now:

screenshot of text: Important: Mobile verification for Google Cloud Fraud Defense is an experimental challenge type in Preview. Visual and audio challenges are available as alternatives for users who can't complete mobile verification. To use them, click the Visual or Audio buttons.

OC writeup by @cypherpunks@lemmy.ml

  • Mikina@programming.dev
    6·
    4 hours ago

    I’m out of the loop, what did you find?

    EDIT: I guess you’re talking about this? From a first reddit page about why is it down I could find.

    The owner did it to themselves, by mounting a surreptitious DDoS campaign and altering the content of the archives to slander people, thus making it an unreliable source. This prompted Wikipedia to (correctly) remove it from all outbound links.

    It’s moot if it’s online anymore or not - it’s not a valid archive.