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iowapublicradio.org > news-from-npr > 2025-10-21 > a-theory-why-the-internet-is-going-down-the-toilet

A theory why the internet is going down the toilet

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (832+ words) A few years ago, Cory Doctorow coined a word that took the internet by storm. It appeared everywhere, including in our newsletter that analyzed why dating apps are breaking the hearts of their users. The American Dialect Society named it…...