LinkedIn adds a 'Seems like AI slop' button
document.getElementsByClassName('tnw-ad-wrapper')[1]?.classList?.add('ad-wrapper__growth-quarters'); LinkedIn has a name for the vaguely inspirational, AI-written posts clogging its feed, and now it has a button for them. The professional network has quietly added a “Seems like AI slop” option to its post menu, letting users flag content they think a machine wrote, 404 Media reported. The button sits under the three-dot menu at the top of any post.
- ▪document.getElementsByClassName('tnw-ad-wrapper')[1]?.classList?.add('ad-wrapper__growth-quarters'); LinkedIn has a name for the vaguely inspirational, AI-written posts clogging its feed, and now it has a button for them.
- ▪The professional network has quietly added a “Seems like AI slop” option to its post menu, letting users flag content they think a machine wrote, 404 Media reported.
- ▪The button sits under the three-dot menu at the top of any post.
10 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 25 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 2 lean left, 7 centre.
- ▪ LinkedIn Feed Full of AI Posts? Now You Can Report That It 'Seems Like AI Slop' — PCMag
- ▪ Seems Like AI Slop — CNET
- ▪ LinkedIn Adds New ‘Seems Like AI Slop’ Button to Report All the AI Slop — Gizmodo
- ▪ LinkedIn Adds "Seems Like AI Slop" Button on Every Post — Futurism
- ▪ LinkedIn is testing a 'seems like AI slop' reporting tool — Engadget
- ▪ LinkedIn introduces a "seems like AI slop" button to allow users to report posts they think are AI-generated (Joseph Cox/404 Media) — Techmeme
- ▪ LinkedIn actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button — The Verge
- ▪ LinkedIn adds a button to report AI-generated ‘slop’ — TechCrunch
- ▪ LinkedIn Introduces a 'Seems Like AI Slop' Button — 404 Media
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| Publication time | Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:33:24 +0000 |
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document.getElementsByClassName('tnw-ad-wrapper')[1]?.classList?.add('ad-wrapper__growth-quarters'); LinkedIn has a name for the vaguely inspirational, AI-written posts clogging its feed, and now it has a button for them. The professional network has quietly added a “Seems like AI slop” option to its post menu, letting users flag content they think a machine wrote, 404 Media reported. The button sits under the three-dot menu at the top of any post. Click it, and LinkedIn responds: “Thanks for letting us know. Your feedback helps improve the feed.” It then hides the post. 404 Media said it took about six seconds of scrolling to find a candidate, flagged by the spacing, emoji, bullet-point takeaways and “X is not Y” phrasing. The wording is what stands out.
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