DEAD INTERNET THEORY
Sabina Balintová


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''15 years ago, the internet was an escape from the real world. Now, the real world is an escape
from the internet.''
Is this true?

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INTERNET​
1969-2016​

WHAT KIND OF THEORY?
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•Most online activity is fake
•Real people post less
•AI is writing a lot of the internet
•Big tech companies control the flow
Studies estimate 40–50% of all internet traffic is automated (eg. spam bots).

•ANY action on the internet that is performed automatically by software, not by a real human​
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WHAT DO YOU THINK IS A ''BOT ACTIVITY''?​

BOTS CAN BE HELPFUL BUT ALSO VERY DANGEROUS...



NICE
•Search Engine Crawlers
•Monitoring Bots
•Authorized Data Collection Bots
•Archiving Bots
•Productivity Bots
NOT SO NICE
•Spambots
•Unauthorized Scraper Bots
•Fake Engagement Bots
•Credential Stuffing Bots
•Shopping/Ticket Bots

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FAKE ENGAGEMENT BOTS

FAKE ENGAGEMENT BOTS
Over 800 million + fake accounts on facebook (4-5% activity)
•Phishing
•Manipulation
•Generating "life-like content"

•Source
•https://fraudblocker.com/articles/facebook-spam-bots-how-to-get-rid-of-annoying-bots-2
•https://www.bing.com/search?pglt=299&q=google+obrazky&cvid=70f717beb88a47a48a9b78106325f8ce&gs_lcr
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•THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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