Silicon Valley Takes Out the AI Trash: Spotify Removed 75M Junk Tracks Last Year
DavidmComfort · x · 2026-08-18
The New York Times reports tech platforms are undertaking a generative waste detox against AI slop:
- Spotify removed 75 million bulk-uploaded, duplicate and "spammy" tracks last year — a sizable chunk of its catalog
- LinkedIn said in July that "AI slop is a top priority" and shipped a "Seems like AI slop" report button
- Google/YouTube researchers described wiping 130,000 low-quality channels over six months
Ironically, much of the slop was made possible by these platforms' own AI tools; messaging apps, review sites, scholarly archives and dating services are now using AI to purge AI, as users tire of AI's side effects.
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