Google and #spf

For the past few days, telling Netsurf to go to http://google.co.uk
results in an endless loop and no joy. What's this all about?

The Netsurf URL bar changes from what I typed to this:
http://www.google.co.uk/#spf=1569197185001
The 13-digit number keeps changing, and the hourglass keeps running.
With or without Javascript enabled.

Was using Netsurf #4845 when this phenomenon began. Downloaded #4850 just
now, but still no joy.

https://duckduckgo.com/html/search continues to work with no prob.

So what is Google playing at?
Is a fix likely for Netsurf?


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Jim Nagel www.archivemag.co.uk