LinkedIn and Snap Launch Tools to Combat AI Slop

Major social platforms are taking steps to curb "AI slop," defined as low-quality, inauthentic generative content. LinkedIn introduced a reporting tool allowing users to flag posts and comments that "seem like AI slop," which reduces the content's algorithmic reach and helps train the platform's detection models. To further prioritize authenticity, the company retired its "enhance your post" AI writing tool, replacing it with a grammar-focused proofreading utility designed to preserve the user's original voice.

These measures follow reports from detection firms highlighting the scale of the issue. Pangram indicated that roughly 40% of long-form LinkedIn posts were AI-generated, while a study by Originality AI found that figure rose to 81.2% by July 2026. In response, LinkedIn is also blocking billions of automated posting attempts and testing private dashboard notifications to alert creators when their content is perceived as inauthentic.

Other platforms are adopting similar strategies. Snap Inc. announced it will stop recommending wholly AI-generated videos in its Spotlight feed, and YouTube updated its monetization policies to exclude generic, repetitive, or template-based AI content. Substack integrated AI detection tools to filter out generative writing, with CEO Chris Best warning that platforms rewarding fakeness create a "race to the bottom."