Snapchat is cracking down on AI slop in Spotlight

Karissa Bell· Jul 31, 2026 · 7:11 PM UTC ·1 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 3 views

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Snapchat is cracking down on AI slop in Spotlight

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▪News Social Media Snapchat is cracking down on AI slop in Spotlight Videos made with AI will no longer appear in public recommendations.
▪By Karissa Bell July 31, 2026 3:11 pm EST Ben Montgomery/Getty Images Snapchat has become the latest platform to take a stance against AI slop.
▪The app will no longer recommend "wholly AI-generated videos" in Spotlight, its public feed for shortform videos.

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News Social Media Snapchat is cracking down on AI slop in Spotlight Videos made with AI will no longer appear in public recommendations. By Karissa Bell July 31, 2026 3:11 pm EST Ben Montgomery/Getty Images Snapchat has become the latest platform to take a stance against AI slop. The app will no longer recommend "wholly AI-generated videos" in Spotlight, its public feed for shortform videos. "As low-quality, repetitive, AI-generated content becomes increasingly common across the internet, we want Spotlight to remain a place where people can discover authentic creativity from real people," the company wrote in an update. The change is meant to weed out entirely AI-generated material from being shown in Spotlight, even if the use of AI is disclosed by its creator.

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