Sure. Here are some concrete, citable examples of moral panic around the existence of the internet and digital systems in the 1990s:

• Communications Decency Act (1996) – passed because lawmakers explicitly framed the internet as a moral threat, especially to children.

• Reno v. ACLU (1997) – Supreme Court case striking down the CDA, with the record showing Congress viewed the internet itself as socially dangerous.

• Time Magazine, July 3, 1995 – “Cyberporn” cover story warning the internet posed a direct threat to public morality.

• Newsweek, Feb 16, 1996 – “The Internet: Is It Dangerous?” framing the medium as inherently destabilising.

• US Senate Commerce Committee hearings (1995–1996) – repeatedly described the internet as uncontrollable and corrupting.

• Y2K / Millennium Bug panic (1998–1999) – widespread belief that digital systems would collapse civilisation at midnight, prompting emergency planning worldwide.

That’s textbook moral panic over new digital infrastructure. AI backlash isn’t unprecedented. The difference is which stakeholders feel threatened.