Conspiracy Theories’ New Claim: The Internet Died in 2016! There are many conspiracy theories on the internet. If you want to believe that the world is flat and that you’ll teleport like Pac-Man when walking along the edge of a cliff, there will surely be someone on the internet who will accept your strange approach. But what if the internet itself is part of the conspiracy? Let’s take a look together. This is the basic premise of the conspiracy theory known as the “Dead Internet Theory,” which claims that around 2016 or 2017, the internet became much worse, and you’ve entered a graveyard where human activity is absent. “It feels like the internet is empty and devoid of people. It’s also devoid of content. Today’s internet is completely sterile compared to the internet of 2007 (and beyond). There’s nowhere to go, and there’s nothing left to do, see, read, or experience,” says an influential piece on the subject. “Yes, the Internet may seem vast, but it’s like a hot air balloon wi...