The cost of spam shifted onto recipients, moderators, and

Dead Internet Theory: Spam is cheap for senders partly because much of the real cost is paid elsewhere: recipients spend attention, moderators spend labor, and service providers fund filtering, storage, abuse handling, and infrastructure.

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By Switchboard Tech Services · Originally published 2026-06-17

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