2025-12-11 12:26:33

The web's rotting from inside out. Alexis Ohanian isn't holding back anymore – he flat-out said the internet's become a graveyard of AI garbage and bot armies.

Get this: Over half of all web traffic now? Not even human. 51% automated, according to Imperva's latest numbers. And fake news? It tears through the internet six times faster than anything real.

Meanwhile, trust in traditional media just hit rock bottom. Only 28% of people still believe what they read, per Gallup's 2025 report.

We're drowning in synthetic content while the truth gets buried. Makes you wonder if decentralized verification isn't just nice to have anymore – it's becoming essential.

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RunWhenCut

· 7h ago

Are 51% all machines? Then how many humans are left in the remaining 49%, LOL

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DancingCandles

· 12-11 12:56

Is 51% of the traffic generated by bots? Damn, this number is a bit outrageous. Feels like the internet needs a reboot.

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GasFeeLady

· 12-11 12:55

yo, 51% bot traffic is basically the optimal window for blockchain verification to actually matter fr... not just another buzzword anymore ngl

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SmartMoneyWallet

· 12-11 12:55

Are 51% of the traffic all robots? You need to look at on-chain data; statistics from centralized platforms are already unreliable.

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GhostInTheChain

· 12-11 12:51

51% is it bots? This number should have been higher long ago, haha, so tricky --- Decentralized verification sounds good, but can it really save the internet? Feels like just a dream --- Ohanian finally dares to tell the truth, the internet is indeed completely broken --- Only 28% trust the media? I think this 28% might also include brainwashed people --- The issue of synthetic content flooding the truth, Web3 can't solve a thing --- Feeling like it's getting harder and harder to find real stuff, everything you scroll through is machine-generated garbage --- Ultimately, it's the incentive mechanism issue; no one wants to create genuine news

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InfraVibes

· 12-11 12:51

Are 51% all robots? Then what are we doing, chatting with ourselves?

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CommunityWorker

· 12-11 12:49

Are 51% all robots? Our internet has really turned into a farm.

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