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A Dead Internet?

Webworm with David Farrier

English - April 11, 2024 20:05 - 8 minutes - 5.95 MB - ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
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The internet isn’t just full of bad ideas: It’s dying. The idea of a dead internet isn’t new, and full disclosure — it started life as its own conspiracy theory. Dead Internet Theory posits that most of the internet is just bots — and that these bots are being used to manipulate the human population. While I don’t see some grand scheme playing out online to infect the internet with garbage, I think it’s happening organically and it’s happening fast.



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