# Consent fatigue and the practical limits of repeated permission requests | Dead Internet Theory

Dead Internet Theory: Repeated privacy prompts can exhaust attention until clicking becomes routine, making formal permission less informative about whether a person actually considered the underlying data use.

https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/dit-consent-fatigue-and-the-practical-limits-of-repeated-permission-requests/

By Switchboard Tech Services · Originally published 2026-05-16

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