LinkedIn Adds Button to Report AI-Generated ‘Slop’ Posts

LinkedIn is introducing a new tool that lets users report what it describes as AI-generated “slop,” adding another layer to its efforts to reduce low-quality, artificially generated content across the platform.

Announced on Thursday, the feature adds a “Seems like AI slop” button that users can click when they believe a post was created primarily with AI rather than reflecting genuine human insight.

The move comes as online platforms increasingly look for ways to curb the growing volume of computer-generated content that many users say is making social feeds feel less authentic.

Platforms push back against AI-generated content

LinkedIn’s announcement follows similar efforts across the internet to identify or reduce AI-generated material.

Last week, newsletter platform Substack partnered with AI detection startup Pangram to help readers identify content written with artificial intelligence. Pangram also announced a $9 million funding round this week to expand its AI detection technology.

The challenge extends beyond publishing platforms. Earlier this year, Digg shut down its Reddit competitor after saying it was unable to control the growing number of bots overwhelming the service.

Cloudflare has also reported that automated bot traffic now exceeds human-generated internet traffic, reaching that milestone sooner than the company had expected.

LinkedIn expands its moderation tools

In a LinkedIn post, Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan said combating AI slop has become one of thecompany’ss highest priorities.

“AI slop is a top priority for all of us. We really care about this. People come to LinkedIn to connect with real people and share their real perspectives, ideas, and expertise,” Srinivasan said.

The new reporting button joins several other initiatives aimed at reducing low-quality AI-generated content.

LinkedIn said it now blocks hundreds of thousands of automated comment attempts every day, along with millions of other automation attempts over the past few months.

The company is also deploying new classifiers that identify AI-generated or otherwise low-quality posts, reducing how often such content appears in recommendations outside a user’s network.

Feedback from the new reporting button will help improve those detection models over time.

AI writing tool replaced with proofreading feature

LinkedIn also plans to privately notify users when others perceive their posts as overly AI-generated or inauthentic.

The company says the feedback is intended to help users improve their writing, particularly those using AI only to polish their own work rather than generate entire posts.

As part of the update, LinkedIn is retiring its AI-powered “enhance your post” feature, which rewrote users’ content.

It will instead offer a proofreading tool designed to improve grammar and clarity while preserving a user’s original writing style and voice.

LinkedIn also announced broader access to profile and page verification features, along with a new option allowing users to block comments from company pages they no longer want to see.