LinkedIn has revealed strong early adoption of its new “seems like AI slop” reporting tool, launched earlier this month to let users flag low-effort, AI-generated content in their feeds. According to Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan, more than a million people used the option within its first two weeks on the platform.
What Counts as AI Slop
LinkedIn Creator Product Lead Sam Corrao Clannon explained that the company defines AI slop as content that may look polished but offers no real experience, perspective, or insight — text posted mainly to attract attention without genuine effort. Clannon noted the tool isn’t meant to penalize all AI use, since refining language with AI assistance is considered acceptable. Instead, it targets junk posts users simply don’t want to see in their feeds.
Reporting a post as AI slop doesn’t automatically reduce its overall distribution across the platform. Instead, it primarily affects what the reporting user sees going forward, giving individuals more control over their personal feed. Srinivasan added that no single report determines how content is distributed, noting that LinkedIn evaluates multiple signals together and has built safeguards to prevent one user’s feedback from unfairly targeting others.
Early Results and Next Steps
The approach appears to be working. Srinivasan reported that content LinkedIn classifies as AI slop is now receiving 40% fewer views than it was just weeks ago. The platform is also rolling out notifications to creators whose posts receive frequent AI slop reports, encouraging them to adjust their content strategy rather than facing punitive action.
LinkedIn is pairing this effort with its identity verification process, using verified status as an additional signal to help users filter and trust the content and responses they encounter on the platform.