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What happened to the internet?

What happened to the internet?
BBC Business Wednesday 05 August 2026, 09:59 UTC 1 min read
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Faced with a barrage of ads, misinformation, AI slop, toxicity and doom-scrolling, it can feel like the internet is kind of... broken. And what are the alternatives?

Faced with a barrage of ads, misinformation, AI slop, toxicity and doom-scrolling, it can feel like the internet is kind of... broken. Is it? And what are the alternatives?
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