LinkedIn is testing a 'seems like AI slop' reporting tool
News Social Media LinkedIn is testing a 'seems like AI slop' reporting tool The company is also removing some of its own AI-writing features. By Karissa Bell July 30, 2026 1:02 pm EST LinkedIn LinkedIn is once again trying to get a handle on the vast amounts of AI slop on the platform. To do that, the company is testing a new reporting tool that let users flag potential slop and removing the "rewrite with AI" button it once promoted on every post.
- ▪News Social Media LinkedIn is testing a 'seems like AI slop' reporting tool The company is also removing some of its own AI-writing features.
- ▪By Karissa Bell July 30, 2026 1:02 pm EST LinkedIn LinkedIn is once again trying to get a handle on the vast amounts of AI slop on the platform.
- ▪To do that, the company is testing a new reporting tool that let users flag potential slop and removing the "rewrite with AI" button it once promoted on every post.
6 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 5 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 4 centre.
- ▪ LinkedIn Adds "Seems Like AI Slop" Button on Every Post — Futurism
- ▪ 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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News Social Media LinkedIn is testing a 'seems like AI slop' reporting tool The company is also removing some of its own AI-writing features. By Karissa Bell July 30, 2026 1:02 pm EST LinkedIn LinkedIn is once again trying to get a handle on the vast amounts of AI slop on the platform. To do that, the company is testing a new reporting tool that let users flag potential slop and removing the "rewrite with AI" button it once promoted on every post. With the new reporting tool, users will have the ability to flag posts as "seems like AI slop." Doing so will "privately flag" via the site's analytics dashboard that others "feel your post may have come off as inauthentic or heavy use of AI," LinkedIn's Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan wrote in an update.
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