When Did the Internet Die?

Now that dead internet theory is more of a fact than a theory, I wanted to see if there was a certain era that could be considered to have destroyed the internet. Additional Credits (in order of appearance): Dead Internet Theory: A.I. Killed the Internet - Kyle Hill -    • Dead Internet Theory: A.I. Killed the Inte...   The A.I. Episode - JonTron -    • The A.I. Episode (Chat GPT Takes Over The ...   Google Search Decay, Internet Rot - Pseudiom -    • Google Search Decay, Internet Rot | Esoter...   Throwback Tips: How To Google Like It's the Early 2000s - The Screen Savers -    • Video   IBM Promotional Film circa 1970 -    • 1970's IBM vintage computer promotional fi...   YouTube's Science Scam Crisis - Kyle Hill -    • YouTube’s Science Scam Crisis   NewsCenter 4 (San Francisco) report on "internet" in the 1980s -    • News report about internet in 80's   "Vintage Y2K Preparation video" aired on Murfreesboro City 3 (Rutherford County, TN) -    • Vintage Y2K Preparation video   ARPANET History: Origins of the Internet - Computer History Museum -    • ARPANET History: Origins of the Internet   ARPAnet - the team behind the internet - Arlington County Government -    • ARPAnet - the team behind the internet   The Incredible Machine (1968) -    • The Incredible Machine (1968)   1965 Soviet Computer Science Film Ural 2 & Minsk-22 Computer Systems -    • 1965 SOVIET COMPUTER SCIENCE FILM     URAL...   1951-1968 Early Computer Magnetic Tape Units -    • 1951-1968 Early Computer Magnetic Tape Uni...   The IBM 1401 mainframe runs "Edith" - CuriousMarc -    • The IBM 1401 mainframe runs "Edith"   Computer room walking tour, 1992 - NSF NCAR Archives -    • Computer room walking tour, 1992   Retro Tech Adventure: How We Called BBS in the '80s! - Floppy Deep Dive -    • Calling a BBS in 1989: The Experience That...   Social media in 1979? Yes! - FozzTexx -    • Social media in 1979? Yes!   Dial Up Modem Sounds, from 300 bps to 56K - Retrocet -    • Dial Up Modem Sounds, from 300 bps to 56K   CNN Headline News 1991 report on the internet -    • Vintage Internet Segments 1990s & 1980s | ...   Early AOL Commercial (1995) -    • Early AOL Commercial (1995)   Protoweb - Reviving the '90s Internet! (Overview & Demo) - Michael MJD -    • Protoweb - Reviving the '90s Internet! (Ov...   Me at the zoo - jawed -    • Me at the zoo   I Made an Internet Time Machine - The Science Elf -    • I Made an Internet Time Machine   Commercials of the Dot Com Bubble - Microsoft Sam -    • Video   The Y2K Panic: Our original coverage - WNYT NewsChannel 13 -    • The Y2K Panic: Our original coverage   The Computer Bug That Almost Ended The World | The Y2k Debacle - NationSquid -    • The Computer Bug That Almost Ended The Wor...   Chernobyl Accident - Simulation only - Higgsino physics -    • Chernobyl Accident - Simulation only (no t...   On this day | 15th April 2000 | Wall Street stockmarket crash - Channel 10 -    • On this day | 15th April 2000 | Wall Stree...   YouTube on the tube! -    • YouTube on the tube!   2005 CBS Evening News report on Facebook -    • 2005: The first "CBS Evening News" report ...   How This Missing Shell Option Took Down Cloudflare - Kevin Fang -    • How This Missing Shell Option Took Down Cl...   How To Change The New Youtube Layout Back To Old! (HD) - 2013 - iAdilHD -    • How To Change The New Youtube Layout Back ...   Steve Jobs iPhone 2007 Presentation (HD) -    • Steve Jobs iPhone 2007 Presentation (HD)   You don't need the iPhone 16 Pro Max - DankPods -    • You don't need the iPhone 16 Pro Max   Angry Birds 1.0 Android Port Gameplay - JPDOEZSTUFF -    • Video   The Original YouTube iOS App - At Tech -    • The Original YouTube iOS App   The Gmod Idiot Box Episode 8 - DasBoSchitt -    • The Gmod Idiot Box: Episode 8   Keep Old YouTube Layout!!!!! - ARednecksLife -    • Keep Old YouTube Layout!!!!!   YouTube One Channel - YouTube Creator Hub -    • YouTube One Channel   "Tech that let me down" Special 3 - DankPods -    • "Tech that let me down" Special 3   A Guide To The NEW YouTube Layout! (new update!) - Timeworks -    • A Guide To The NEW YouTube Layout! (new up...   Vertical Video Syndrome - Glove and Boots -    • Vertical Video Syndrome A PSA (Glove and B...   Donald Trump Presidential Campaign Announcement - C-SPAN -    • Donald Trump Presidential Campaign Announc...   Surf CS:GO gameplay no Commentary. - HiMotek -    • Surf CS:GO gameplay no Commentary.   Action 52 - Angry Video Game Nerd -    • Action 52 (NES) - Angry Video Game Nerd (A...   [Vinesauce] Vinny - AI Showcase #2: Dall-E Mini (CrAIyon) - vinesauce -    • [Vinesauce] Vinny - AI Showcase #2: Dall-E...   Ghibli AI Is Slop - Lessons in Meme Culture -    • Ghibli AI Is Slop   Hayao Miyazaki's thoughts on an artificial intelligence -    • Video   5 New AI Scams You Should Tell Your Parents About - bycloud -    • 5 New AI Scams You Should Tell Your Parent...   You Know What’s BS!? iTunes - Cinemassacre -    • You Know What’s BS!? iTunes   Parisian Love - Google -    • Parisian Love   Introducing AI Mode: A New Experiment in Google Search - Google -    • Introducing AI Mode: A New Experiment in G...   Cat vs Android - AlienMyth64 -    • Cat vs Android - AM64   Heavy is Dead - Delak -    • Heavy is Dead