Dead Internet theory
The dead Internet theory is a theory that asserts that the Internet now consists almost entirely of bot activity and automatically generated content, marginalizing human activity.[1][2][3] The date given for this "death" is generally around 2016 or 2017.[1][3]
In 2012, YouTube removed billions of video views from major record labels, such as Sony and Universal, as a result of discovering that they had used fraudulent services to artificially increase the views of their content. The removal of the inflated views aimed to restore credibility to the platform and improve the accuracy of view counts. The move by YouTube also signaled a change in the way the platform would tackle fake views and bot traffic.[4]
In 2023, the audio streaming platform Spotify.com removed tens of thousands of songs, corresponding to 7% of its catalogue, because they were AI-generated music from the online service Boomy, uploaded to be "listened" by bots and boost the streaming numbers of such songs, trying to generate revenues proportional to non-human access to the songs.[5]
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References
- ^ a b Tiffany, Kaitlyn (2021-08-31). "Maybe You Missed It, but the Internet 'Died' Five Years Ago". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ Naraharisetty, Rohitha (2022-10-31). "What the 'Dead Internet Theory' Predicted About the Future of Digital Life". The Swaddle. Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ a b "Une théorie du complot affirme qu'internet est « mort » depuis 2016". Ouest France (in French). 6 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ Sabbagh, Dan (2012-12-28). "Two billion YouTube music video views disappear ... or just migrate?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ Johnson, Arianna (2023-05-09). "Spotify Removes 'Tens Of Thousands' Of AI-Generated Songs: Here's Why". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
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