Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dani Di Placido covers film, television, and internet culture. Have you heard of the Dead Internet Theory? It’s been gaining ...

Have you noticed something odd about your social media feeds lately? The dead internet theory suggests that AI bots and fake accounts now rule most of our online world. This article will explain how ...

Trisha Jandoc was an associate writer at CNET covering broadband and everything related to home internet. She graduated from St. John's University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a focus on ...

A curious concept has emerged in the vast expanse of the web — Dead Internet Theory. This idea questions the very foundation of the internet as a whole. Is the internet, with its myriad websites, ...

If you've spent any amount of time wandering through the stranger corners of the Internet, be it Reddit, 4Chan, or conspiracy-themed YouTube channels, you may have bumped into a phrase that sounds ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote a tweet about the dead internet theory and was instantly informed that he was part of the problem. What is the theory, and how does it hold up in 2025? ByDani Di Placido, ...

There’s been a popular theory floating around conspiracy circles for about seven or eight years now. It’s called the “Dead Internet” theory, and its main argument is that the organic, human-created ...

Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during Snowflake Summit 2025 at Moscone Center on June 02, 2025 in San Francisco, California. Credit - Justin Sullivan—Getty Images “i never took the dead internet theory ...

Alright, pal, you wanna keep reading? Why don’t you tell me which of these pictures does not have a stop sign in it? According to CloudFlare, nearly one-third of all internet traffic is now bots. Most ...

Social media is obviously one of the most popular things in the world. But, if you’ve been feeling a little differently about it lately, you’re not alone. With the rise of AI, it’s hard to tell what’s ...

With the rise of AI models and automated bots, we find out whether there is any weight to the idea that the internet is now mostly dominated by machines or if it’s still a human hangout. When you ...