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Over 1 million users have clicked LinkedIn’s AI slop reporting button
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LinkedIn says over a million people have used its new 'AI slop' button to report content, yet the platform remains silent on how many flagged posts actually get removed.

  • LinkedIn Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan confirmed on Thursday that the 'Seems like AI slop' feature has logged over one million user interactions.
  • The reporting tool, launched on July 30, allows users to flag AI-generated content through the 'three dots' menu on individual posts.
  • LinkedIn has not disclosed how many of these reports resulted in content removal or account penalties, leaving the tool's effectiveness in moderating platform quality unclear.

LinkedIn reported that over one million users have utilized its 'Seems like AI slop' feature to flag content since the tool's introduction on July 30. While platforms like X and Reddit also struggle with AI-generated spam, LinkedIn’s specific categorization of 'slop' marks a rare instance of a major social network acknowledging the friction between automated outreach and authentic professional networking. However, the company has provided no data on the outcomes of these flags, such as whether flagged posts are throttled or removed. Whether this button serves as a functional moderation tool or merely a vent for user frustration remains to be seen until LinkedIn releases transparency metrics on enforcement.

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