LinkedIn users can report AI slop, but what about the rest of it?

LinkedIn will allow users to flag posts they believe are AI-generated, a feature reported by 404 Media on August 1, 2026. The move aims to address the proliferation of AI slop on the professional network, though the author notes that low-quality content has been an issue on the platform since before AI became widespread.

LinkedIn users can report AI slop, but what about the rest of it? 1 August 2026 Members of the professional network will be able to flag posts https://www.404media.co/linkedin-introduces-a-seems-like-ai-slop-button/ they think are AI generated. I haven’t been a LinkedIn participant in years — I have a personal website, why would I? — but it seems to me slop has been a problem on the platform since before AI was what it is. RELATED CONTENT artificial intelligence https://disassociated.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/ , social networks https://disassociated.com/tag/social-networks/ , technology https://disassociated.com/tag/technology/ , trends https://disassociated.com/tag/trends/