{"id":"rules-of-the-internet","name":"Rules of the Internet","summary":"Rules of the Internet are a 2006 copypasta list from 4chan's Anonymous community, with Rule 34 (\"if it exists, porn of it exists\") and Rule 63 becoming widely known internet maxims.","tags":[],"howToUse":["**Citing specific rules in conversation:** Someone posts questionable content, and another user replies \"Rule 34\" as shorthand. Someone tries to recruit a forum for a personal vendetta, and others invoke \"Rule 10: Not your personal army.\"","**Sharing the full list:** Usually done as a rite of passage for internet newcomers, or nostalgically when discussing early internet culture. The list commonly circulates as a copypasta or a link to one of the many wiki/archive versions.","**Creating new rules:** The numbering system is open-ended, so people add their own entries. Higher-numbered rules tend to be more niche and community-specific.","**Using Rule 34/63 as creative prompts:** Fan artists often reference these rules when creating gender-swapped or NSFW versions of characters from popular media."],"imageCount":7,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/rules-of-the-internet/rules-of-the-internet-definitive-reference.webp","caption":"Definitive reference document of internet culture Rules.","width":1236,"height":1600,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/rules-of-the-internet/rules-of-the-internet-plain-text.webp","caption":"Canonical ruleset of internet culture in plain text format.","width":680,"height":794,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/rules-of-the-internet/rules-of-the-internet-45-rules-text.webp","caption":"Comprehensive canonical ruleset presented in plain text format.","width":680,"height":794,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/rules-of-the-internet/rules-of-the-internet-black-background.webp","caption":"Clean presentation of Rules of the Internet on black background.","width":600,"height":720,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/rules-of-the-internet/rules-of-the-internet-pony-parody.webp","caption":"Fan-created pony fandom parody of Rules of the Internet.","width":398,"height":398,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/rules-of-the-internet/rules-of-the-internet-1-48-rules.webp","caption":"Comprehensive Rules of the Internet numbered 1 through 48.","width":600,"height":750,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/rules-of-the-internet/rules-of-the-internet-emphasis-text.webp","caption":"Reaction image emphasizing knowledge of Rules of the Internet.","width":480,"height":360,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/rules-of-the-internet/history.md","related":["godwins-law","greater-internet-fuckwad-theory","ratio-twitter","rule-34","the-law-of-exclamation","wheatons-law","online-pornography","the-internet","not-your-personal-army"],"popularityRank":1739,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}