Why say verify you're a human when only humans can read it?

1. Why do websites ask for human verification?
2. What is a human check?

Why do websites ask for human verification?

CAPTCHAs' purpose is to prevent spam on websites, such as promotion spam, registration spam, and data scraping, and bots are less likely to abuse websites with spamming if those websites use CAPTCHA. Many websites use CAPTCHA to prevent bot raiding, and it works effectively.

What is a human check?

Human verification is a feature that is used to ensure only humans fill out your forms. When enabled, it helps to reduce the number of submissions made by spam bots. Squirrelcart offers two methods of human verification, both of which are free services provided by other websites: reCAPTCHA - Learn about reCAPTCHA.