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What is the 'dead internet' theory?


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Webster University media instructor Julie Smith joins Megan Lynch to discuss the 'dead internet theory'. He says that most of the internet is becoming internet bots set up for, 'engagement farming and rage-bait.' She says the internet, 'doesn't feel as organic as it used to feel,' with all of the internet platforms being used to generate engagement. She says it is 'easier to spot a bot, than it is to spot a real human.'
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