Publishing meaningful written content doesn't use any meaningful upstream bandwidth. Try again!
No it isn't.
The web has video that works these days, yes. This is progress. It also has platforms like Twitter and Facebook that encourage ordinary people to publish and hyperlink to things, even if those people are not wordsmiths and would never have had a regular blog.
Despite all these wonderful new things, I have not noticed people suddenly ceasing to write long form articles. It's been purely additive.
In fairness, many AV engines are total crap and are notorious for interfering and breaking all kinds of software.
Arithmetic is being able to count up to twenty without taking off your shoes. -- Mickey Mouse