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Bing asking users to verify they are human before displaying search results

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Bing has started requiring some users to complete human verification before displaying search results, mirroring a practice Google already enforces.

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SERoundtable reports that Microsoft Bing is now prompting certain searchers to verify their humanity before showing search results, a practice Google has been using in various forms for some time. The verification requirement appears to be rolling out selectively rather than universally.

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