#taxthebots

How bots are driving the climate crisis and how we can solve it The internet now makes up around 7.4 per cent of global emissions – with half of that made up of bots. But it’s possible to track the perpetrators of bot-related energy waste, say University of Melbou...

We ought to tip faster, #TaxTheBots and build a public, ad-free internet. There are very clear ways to build better alternatives if we can get all the toxic, vested interests out of the way. The issue is that public policy is not matching the public sentiment.

pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/how...

How bots are driving the climate crisis and how we can solve it The internet now makes up around 7.4 per cent of global emissions – with half of that made up of bots. But it’s possible to track the perpetrators of bot-related energy waste, say University of Melbou...

Want to make up your budget shortfall? Tax all automated internet activity going in and out of your jurisdiction; automated spam emails, social media troll accounts, AI slop machine requests - #taxthebots (and build a public, ad-free internet).

pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/how...

Yeah, net neutrality is toast. It is time to #taxthebots out of existence and build an ad-free public internet.

How bots are driving the climate crisis and how we can solve it The internet now makes up around 7.4 per cent of global emissions – with half of that made up of bots. But it’s possible to track the perpetrators of bot-related energy waste, say University of Melbou...

…and emissions from the automated internet now exceed international shipping or aviation:

pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/how...

It is time to #taxthebots.