The Dead Internet Theory suggests that most online content is now generated by bots and algorithms to manipulate human activity and perceptions. It is believed that since 2016-2017, bots have displaced real users, with possible involvement from governments or corporations in controlling online narratives.
The internet is shit, and everyone is losing their jobs to AI used by companies racing to make it even more shit. Is it time for us to 'seize the means of production'!?
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The Death of the Status Update: Why 55% of Americans Stopped Posting on Social Media | PCMag
If scrolling feels more exhausting than entertaining, you're not alone. I feel the same way, and a recent study backs up the sentiment: Social media is losing its fun factor.
How ‘enshittification’ ruins the internet (and much more)— Feeds filled with AI-slop, Big Tech stealing our data and ads...ads everywhere. Our online world is rapidly ‘enshittifying’. How do we stand up against it?
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Meta is removing end-to-end encryption from Instagram DMs on May 8, 2026. Their excuse? "Very few people were using it." But they never made it the default a...
Why Big Tech Sucks and Keeps Getting Worse (w/ Cory Doctorow)
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Facebook’s AI slop hellscape is already here - Fast Company
Suddenly, my feed was crawling with fake cake bakers basking in the love of real Facebook members. What does that have to do with connecting the world?
In this one I personally lament the end of the internet I grew up on, the state of the current era, the new methods of ideological conflict and explain why d...
Google and Apple Face Billions in Penalties After Losing E.U. Appeals - The New York Times
The cases had established the European Union as the world’s leading tech watchdog, but have since raised questions about its protracted appeals process.