Flathubs New AI Policy Has Some Problems @BrodieRobertson
Flathubs New AI Policy Has Some Problems  @BrodieRobertson
Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Recently Flathub added a new LLM policy basically blocking all AI apps, except not all at all because there's a massive exception for existing apps and anything deemed "well maintained". For good reason because a lot of what's already on Flathub has AI code in it.

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Gnome Extension Policy: https://gjs.guide/extensions/review-guidelines/review-guidelines.html#extensions-must-not-be-ai-generated
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New AI Policy: github.com/flathub-infra/documentation/commit/992f57b30de98ddbd5e80959e9672998c83c8c97
OSNews Article: osnews.com/story/145144/flathub-bans-slopcoded-applications-but-not-if-theyre-from-a-mature-well-maintained-project

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