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Amid rising concerns over the quality and proliferation of AI-generated content, voices within the tech industry are increasingly calling for the development and implementation of robust blocking tools. These advocates, including those featured in a recent Computerworld column shared on Reddit (link: https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1nqzhf8/its_time_to_push_back_against_the_ai_internet/), argue that content platforms should prioritize strategies to filter out low-quality ‘AI slop’ and actively mitigate the potential negative impacts of unchecked AI-generated content online. The push reflects a growing unease about the evolving landscape of online content creation and consumption.