New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Over the past four years, the "dead internet theory" has emerged as a -conspiracy and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian appeared to back the idea.

The dead internet theory first surfaced on Reddit and has since garnered interest, with many people saying that the internet has now been taken over by bots.

Speaking to the hosts of the TBPN podcast on Monday, Ohanian blamed quasi-AI and LinkedIn 'slop'.

"You all prove the point that so much of the internet is now just dead-this whole dead internet theory, right? Whether it's botted, whether it's quasi-AI, LinkedIn slop," Ohanian said.

"Having proof of life, like live viewers and live content, is really f-king valuable to hold attention," he added.

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