The button on the social network LinkedIn for reporting AI slop received over a million clicks, and the visibility of AI content fell by 40 percent
Over a million users have clicked the “Seems like AI slop” button on the social network LinkedIn since its launch on 30 July 2026. According to the company LinkedIn, the visibility of content classified as AI slop fell by 40 percent over a few weeks.
New: The button was launched specifically on 30 July 2026; Over a million users have already clicked the button; The visibility of detected AI content fell by 40 percent; LinkedIn removed the old feature for enhancing posts with AI; The platform is introducing improved classifiers for detecting AI-generated content
Companies that use AI to produce content on LinkedIn for marketing or recruitment may face lower organic reach because the platform is now specifically limiting the visibility of content classified as AI slop; at the same time, commercial interest is growing in AI content detection tools, such as the company Pangram, which recently secured an investment of 9 million dollars.