Snap bans low-quality AI video as 'slop' floods social feeds
snap removed wholly ai-generated videos from spotlight recommendations, while linkedin launched a specific 'ai slop' report button to combat junk content.
snap announced that wholly ai-generated videos are no longer eligible for spotlight recommendations, stating a desire to prioritize 'authentic creativity from real people' over 'low-quality, repetitive' content. this follows a kapwing study indicating that 21% of youtube shorts are ai-generated, a figure likely mirrored on instagram and facebook. linkedin responded to similar saturation by deploying a distinct 'ai slop' reporting button, separating ai junk from standard spam reporting to address the issue more directly. these moves mark a shift from uncaptured ai adoption to active content curation as user feeds face potential inundation by synthetic media.