About

An independent research project measuring AI-generated content and bot activity across the open web.

Why this exists

The goal of The Dead Internet Monitor is to provide a consistent and transparent record of how much of the public web is still written — and read — by humans.

The number should be citable, the methodology should be auditable, and every revision should be visible in the history.

What this is

DIM collects content from public platforms, classifies each item using large language models, scores authors for bot-like behaviour, and publishes the aggregates as two measures: the Autopsy Matrix (what proportion of the internet is alive, zombified, polluted, or dead) and the Dead Internet Index.

Everything DIM does is documented on the methodology page. Every change to the methodology is versioned and back-calculated across historical data, so the timeline remains consistent as the monitor evolves.

Who runs it

DIM was developed by Conor Roche in early 2026 and operates as an independent research project.

How to cite

If you are a journalist, researcher, or writer citing DIM, please attribute it clearly and link to the methodology you used. A suggested citation format:

Dead Internet Monitor (2026). The Autopsy of the Internet. Retrieved [date] from https://deadinternetmonitor.com/

For methodology references, link directly to the methodology page — every revision is dated and preserved in the revision history.

Contact

For research inquiries, methodology discussion, press, or collaboration: hello@deadinternetmonitor.com

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