Etsy is cracking down on AI slop listings

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="&lt;em&gt;An actual example from Etsy.&lt;/em&gt;" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Screenshot-2026-10-22-at-5.03.44-PM.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,82.725656291205" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Etsy is announcing stricter rules about how AI can be used in listings to reduce the volume of AI slop on the platform. In a post, the company <a href="https://www.etsy.com/seller-handbook/article/1522733284810">says that</a> "many active buyers say they can't tell which items involve AI-generated content" and that sellers are "concerned about your work appearing alongside items that use AI in misleading ways," spurring the new policies and restrictions.</p> <div class="youtube-embed"><iframe title="AI on Etsy: What&apos;s Allowed and What&apos;s Changing" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QHMQbCF5PeM?rel=0" allowfullscreen allow="accelerometer *; clipboard-write *; encrypted-media *; gyroscope *; picture-in-picture *; web-share *;"></iframe></div> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Under the new policies, every listing must include "at least one unedited photo of the actual item against a real background," and all photos must "accurately represent the item a buyer will receive." The photos that aren't the first one can be edited with softw …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1017261/etsy-ai-rules-policies-restrictions-listing">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>