# Victim-reporting obstacles that allow deceptive sites to remain operational | Dead Internet Theory

Dead Internet Theory: Reporting a deceptive site is rarely one action. Victims may need to contact a platform, host, registrar, payment provider, ad network, browser-security service, and law enforcement through separate channels, which creates delay and dropped handoffs.

https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/dit-victim-reporting-obstacles-that-allow-deceptive-sites-to-remain-operational/

By Switchboard Tech Services · Originally published 2026-04-03

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Original source: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/dit-victim-reporting-obstacles-that-allow-deceptive-sites-to-remain-operational/