The Dead Internet Theory is very much alive, as Thales finds bad bots taking up more and more of global internet traffic.

Bots now account for nearly half of all internet traffic globally, with so-called “bad bots” responsible for a third. The proportion of internet traffic generated by bots hit its highest level last ...

Bots account for 53 per cent of global web traffic in 2025, with AI making them harder to detect. The shift is reshaping how ...

Automated and malicious traffic rises for a fifth consecutive year MEUDON, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thales, the cybersecurity leader that protects critical applications, APIs, and data, anywhere at ...

Investors have been spooked by the arrival of DeepSeek's chatbot, sparking a rout in high-flying tech titans - Copyright AFP GREG BAKER Investors have been spooked by ...

AI agents are now emerging as a distinct third type of traffic, sitting alongside traditional good and bad bots.

A new report released today by cloud cybersecurity firm Barracuda Networks Inc. finds that half of all internet traffic is now bot traffic and that bad bots contribute to 30% of traffic. The report ...

The viral virtual assistant OpenClaw—formerly known as Moltbot, and before that Clawdbot—is a symbol of a broader revolution underway that could fundamentally alter how the internet functions. Instead ...

Have you heard of the Dead Internet Theory? It’s been gaining traction on the site formerly known as Twitter, now X. What Is The Dead Internet Theory? The Dead Internet Theory is the belief that the ...

Robert M. Hertzberg’s hatred of bots is personal. Hertzberg is a state Senator from California and last year, after he introduced a bail reform bill, he noticed that automated accounts on Twitter and ...

In brief: Automated bots are a dime a dozen on the modern Internet, performing a variety of tasks ranging from helpful to harmful. What you may not realize is just how prolific bad bots are, and how ...