LinkedIn cracks down on users posting ‘AI slop’ after previously encouraging it
LinkedIn just shipped a 'seems like AI slop' button. Translation: the platform that fed you auto-generated posts now wants you to report them.
Why it matters
LinkedIn is rolling out moderation tools to combat AI-generated spam in user feeds, signaling a shift in how platforms balance AI content generation with user experience quality — a tension practitioners building AI products need to watch.
The key facts
9 to knowLinkedIn adding 'seems like AI slop' reporting button
Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan announced the feature
Effort to combat low-quality AI-generated content in feeds
Platform previously encouraged AI content generation
Published July 31, 2026
LinkedIn adding 'seems like AI slop' report button
CPO Hari Srinivasan announced the change via blog post
Policy reversal: platform previously encouraged AI-generated content
Feature targets low-quality, artificial intelligence-generated content cluttering feeds
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Publisher excerpt: Microsoft Corp.’s LinkedIn is making a concerted effort to combat “AI slop,” or the low-quality, artificial intelligence-generated content that has been increasingly dominating user’s feeds. In a blog post today, LinkedIn Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan revealed that the company is adding a…