The 'Rules of the Internet' is a list of protocols and commandments originally compiled on 4chan’s /b/ board around 2006, intended to serve as a guide for newcomers to the site's chaotic subculture. While the list has grown and evolved over the years, certain rules like Rule 1 ('Do not talk about /b/'), Rule 34 ('If it exists, there is porn of it'), and Rule 63 ('For every character, there is an opposite-gender version') have become foundational to internet culture. The meme serves as a satirical take on the 'lawless' nature of the web, often used to categorize online behavior or predict the inevitable outcomes of digital trends. Today, it remains a pillar of netiquette lore, frequently referenced across social media to explain the unwritten expectations of being online.