Meaning of dead Internet theory | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of dead Internet theory.
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2. A conspiracy theory claiming that the vast majority of content that people interact with on the Internet has been produced by bots rather than actual humans.

Examples

“Obviously, the internet is not a government psyop, even though the Department of Defense had a role in its invention. But if it were, the most compelling evidence to me is the dead-internet theory's observation that the same news items about unusual moon-related events seem to repeat year after year.”

“The Dead Internet theory never said that humans do not have accounts. It made an entirely different point: that most accounts are bot accounts.”

“He told me about the dead internet theory, and about how some German hackers in 2016 found out that only 3% of humans get 90% of all internet traffic.”

“And not only does Dead Internet Theory suggest that the internet is slowly being controlled by bots, but also that it learns your habits and thoughts, tailoring an echo chamber for you. It could even include reactionary bots to craft a digital world of opposing opinions.”

“Dead internet theory posits that this automated sphere of zombie activity has begun to spill over into the layer of digital discourse that's meant to be occupied by real people.”

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