Pinterest Is Drowning in a Sea of AI Slop and Auto-Moderation

Photo credit: Souvik Banerjee via Unsplash. Article by Matthew Gault. 404 Media – February 19, 2026.

Pinterest has gone all in on artificial intelligence and users say it’s destroying the site. Since 2009, the image sharing social media site has been a place for people to share their art, recipes, home renovation inspiration, corny motivational quotes, and more, but in the last year users, especially artists, say the site has gotten worse. AI-powered mods are pulling down posts and banning accounts, AI-generated art is filling feeds, and hand drawn art is labeled as AI modified. […]

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