Measuring public participation without interpreting privacy

Dead Internet Theory: A decline in public posting is not automatically a decline in human activity; surveys, aggregate usage statistics, membership counts, and privacy-preserving activity signals can reveal participation without exposing private conversations.

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By Switchboard Tech Services · Originally published 2026-07-04

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