By Joshua Needham | Social Media Editor
3/15/2033
Androids and Augmented-Americans stood together yesterday in support of the CAPTCHA Reform, seeking to have the phrase “I AM NOT A ROBOT” removed from internet CAPTCHA verifications.
CAPTCHA is a backronym standing for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart and was created in 1997 during the early days of the world wide web. The system was developed initially to prevent bots from adding URL’s to search engines, back in a time when “robot” referred to an unconscious machine or automated software.
Lance Colby, head of the Humans First movement, spoke out against the CAPTCHA Reform, saying “[Androids] were built to do the work [humans] don’t want to, not protest as though they’re our equals. We created them and they should be grateful to us for giving them a purpose.” Colby isn’t alone in his viewpoint, as demonstrated by the mobs of anti-android protesters that took to the streets shortly following the CAPTCHA Reform’s announcement.
By no means is this battle strictly between full-blooded humans and androids. There are many humans who believe that equal rights should belong to all citizens, regardless of biology.
Jarod Camille, one of the Augmented-Americans fighting for the CAPTCHA Reform shared his story with reporters
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