--- title: Flathub’s AI slop ban looks like it was the right call description: Flathub's ban on AI-generated app submissions appears vindicated by new data: 73% of the 120 rejected repositories are already abandoned, with many having... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/flathub-s-ai-slop-ban-looks-like-it-was-the-right-call-89u0bv0xh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Flathub’s AI slop ban looks like it was the right call | daily.dev og:description: Flathub's ban on AI-generated app submissions appears vindicated by new data: 73% of the 120 rejected repositories are already abandoned, with many having... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/flathub-s-ai-slop-ban-looks-like-it-was-the-right-call-89u0bv0xh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/89U0BV0XH.png og:image:alt: Flathub’s AI slop ban looks like it was the right call og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Flathub’s AI slop ban looks like it was the right call **[omg\! ubuntu\!](https://daily.dev/sources/omgub)** · 3 min read · 3 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary Flathub's ban on AI-generated app submissions appears vindicated by new data: 73% of the 120 rejected repositories are already abandoned, with many having deleted their source code entirely. Developer Evangelos Paterakis analyzed the rejected apps and found only 32 still show signs of active development. While the methodology isn't rigorous, the findings support Flathub's concern that volunteer reviewers would waste time on low-quality, unmaintained submissions. The data suggests AI tools have mostly produced simplistic, short-lived apps — Pomodoro timers, note-taking tools, local AI wrappers — rather than the wave of quality software proponents promised. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What percentage of AI-coded apps rejected by Flathub have been abandoned? About 73% of apps rejected from Flathub for AI-generated code have been abandoned. Out of 120 rejected pull requests tagged 'AI Slop,' 88 are no longer under active development, with many having deleted their source code entirely, while only 32 still show signs of life. _Developers weighing AI-assisted contributions against long-term maintenance can track this kind of open source debate on daily.dev._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@trevorsuna** · 1 upvotes > This seems less like an anti-AI rule and more like protecting volunteer maintainers from throwaway apps. If the author won’t keep the source and support the project, reviewers shouldn’t be left holding the bag. **@petermrozek** · 1 upvotes > Who would've thought that when you give people the magical tool to do anything they want in an area they know nothing about, everyone ends up drowning in repetitve, low quality slop. Add to that the constant AI marketing that anyone will be able to do what we do - funny. Perhaps on the surface, but that's just apperences - "oh look, I made an app in 30 minutes...". Oh look, I hacked it in one. 😉 It takes a lot more than spouting out code to create reliable software. > > This is also the very same reason only a handful of engineers become entrepreneurs - it's not only about the ability to create... ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Most of Flathub's AI-generated apps were abandoned within months](https://daily.dev/posts/most-of-flathub-s-ai-generated-apps-were-abandoned-within-months-22p1rsyii) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [For open-source programs, AI coding tools are a mixed blessing](https://daily.dev/posts/for-open-source-programs-ai-coding-tools-are-a-mixed-blessing-iif95xwl6) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [96% of codebases rely on open source, and AI slop is putting them at risk](https://daily.dev/posts/96-of-codebases-rely-on-open-source-and-ai-slop-is-putting-them-at-risk-zihu4vvqv) · The New Stack · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [AI is destroying Open Source, and it's not even good yet](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-is-destroying-open-source-and-it-s-not-even-good-yet-p4vqhmmfm) · Jeff Geerling · 4 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#ai-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-coding), [#vibe-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/vibe-coding) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/flathub-s-ai-slop-ban-looks-like-it-was-the-right-call-89u0bv0xh) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Flathub’s AI slop ban looks like it was the right call","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/flathub-s-ai-slop-ban-looks-like-it-was-the-right-call-89u0bv0xh","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/flathub-s-ai-slop-ban-looks-like-it-was-the-right-call-89u0bv0xh"},"datePublished":"2026-07-18T01:36:50.813Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T09:04:49.776Z","description":"Flathub's ban on AI-generated app submissions appears vindicated by new data: 73% of the 120 rejected repositories are already abandoned, with many having...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/298a28221a16e3119601053cfdaea2f9?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/298a28221a16e3119601053cfdaea2f9?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"omg! ubuntu!","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"omg! ubuntu!","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/79e495adb3c3425785b9be27969a2562","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/omgub"},"commentCount":2,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/flathub-s-ai-slop-ban-looks-like-it-was-the-right-call-89u0bv0xh","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":3},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":2}],"keywords":"open-source,linux,ai-coding,vibe-coding","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"omg! ubuntu!","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/omgub"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Flathub’s AI slop ban looks like it was the right call"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/flathub-s-ai-slop-ban-looks-like-it-was-the-right-call-89u0bv0xh","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"This seems less like an anti-AI rule and more like protecting volunteer maintainers from throwaway apps. If the author won’t keep the source and support the project, reviewers shouldn’t be left holding the bag.","datePublished":"2026-07-18T03:44:25.721Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/89U0BV0XH#c-OACtUAJ1u","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Trevor Suna","url":"https://daily.dev/trevorsuna","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--dZ7gXxpp--/f_auto/v1784081551/avatars/avatar_EMoP47rpuw8DNjhp6R1b6?_a=BAMAMicg0"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Who would’ve thought that when you give people the magical tool to do anything they want in an area they know nothing about, everyone ends up drowning in repetitve, low quality slop. Add to that the constant AI marketing that anyone will be able to do what we do - funny. Perhaps on the surface, but that’s just apperences - “oh look, I made an app in 30 minutes…”. 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If you’re observant enough, you’ll see it was all pointless because of what the people before you already did and just move on before taking everyone’s time. 😑","datePublished":"2026-07-19T08:51:23.195Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/89U0BV0XH#c-A7v30w0au","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Peter Mrożek","url":"https://daily.dev/petermrozek","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--pBfYX68K--/f_auto/v1769247960/avatars/avatar_Qz65P1nVw3Bu6C5YwaZgA?_a=BAMAMiiu0"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/flathub-s-ai-slop-ban-looks-like-it-was-the-right-call-89u0bv0xh#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What percentage of AI-coded apps rejected by Flathub have been abandoned?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"About 73% of apps rejected from Flathub for AI-generated code have been abandoned. 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