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Snapchat joins other popular platforms in fight against 'AI slop'

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Snapchat, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Substack are all cracking down on "AI slop," the flood of fake, low-quality content generated entirely by AI tools. Snapchat will stop recommending fully AI-generated videos, YouTube is cutting off ad revenue for repetitive AI-made content, LinkedIn has blocked billions of AI-generated comments, and Substack now helps readers detect AI writing. Research suggests up to 40% of social media writing is now AI-generated.

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