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The Verge · THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2026

LinkedIn Confirms the AI Slop Button Is Real and Has Been Deployed to Users

ADEQUATE ASSESSMENT

The button exists. Its existence was previously reported and then clarified and then confirmed, which is a sequence of three things that could have been one thing. The platform generates more AI content per day than the button can process. The committee has been notified. There is no committee.

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