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404media ai · July 9, 2026

Is half the internet already AI junk

pangram data shows 41% of linkedin longform posts and 33% of x longform posts are ai-generated. this confirms ai slop is actively polluting major social platforms, degrading user trust and information quality.

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data from pangram analyzed one million posts organically scrolled by users over two months, finding 41% of longform linkedin posts and roughly a third of longform x posts are fully ai-generated. the study indicates that professional platforms are hardest hit, with users willing to use ai to speak on their behalf in identity-tied settings. this flood of automated text acts as a tax on human attention, forcing readers to constantly assess authenticity. the findings suggest that ai content has moved beyond seo farms to dominate mainstream social feeds.

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