LinkedIn Rolls Out AI Slop Button As AI-Generated Posts Surge

LinkedIn has started rolling out a LinkedIn AI slop button. The button lets members flag posts they suspect were written entirely by AI. LinkedIn made the move after outside researchers found that a large share of long-form posts on the platform show clear signs of AI authorship. The company is now addressing the backlash publicly.

What Is LinkedIn's AI Slop Button?

The LinkedIn AI slop button sits under the ellipsis menu on posts and comments. Users click it to flag content that looks artificially generated. 404 Media first spotted the feature. When a user clicks it, LinkedIn hides the post from their feed and shows a thank-you message. LinkedIn hasn't said whether staff review each flagged post. Srinivasan said user reports will help train the platform's detection systems. The tool is part of a bigger push to cut down on LinkedIn AI-generated posts that fill feeds with generic, low-effort content.

Study Finds Nearly Half Of Posts AI-Written

Pangram built the case for LinkedIn's move. The AI detection firm studied more than one million posts through a browser extension. It tracked activity across LinkedIn, X, Medium, Substack, and Reddit. Pangram found that AI fully wrote 41 percent of long-form LinkedIn posts, meaning posts over 250 words.

That's the highest rate among all platforms studied. Short-form posts fared only slightly better, with 30 percent flagged as AI-written. This problem isn't new. Reports on LinkedIn AI moderation gaps go back to 2024, when researchers first estimated that AI touched more than half of long posts. The rate hasn't improved since.

LinkedIn's Broader Push On AI Content

LinkedIn isn't stopping at the report button. The company is retiring its "enhance your post" feature, which used AI to rewrite user text. It's replacing that tool with an AI proofreader that fixes grammar but keeps the writer's own voice. LinkedIn also said it blocks hundreds of thousands of automated comment attempts every day. The platform is rolling out new classifiers to catch AI-generated and low-quality content at scale. These systems will work alongside the new LinkedIn report AI posts option and give LinkedIn better AI content detection overall.

Why This Matters For Businesses And Marketers

Other platforms are making similar moves. Substack recently partnered with Pangram to flag AI-written content. Digg shut down a community product partly because it couldn't control automated accounts. For brands and professionals, LinkedIn's changes suggest that original, authentic posts will carry more weight going forward. Marketing teams that lean heavily on AI-generated content may need to rethink their approach as platforms tighten moderation and users gain new tools to call out low-quality posts.