@jmaarten
If you close the 'Assisted Culling' and 'Culling Scores' panels, then the badges will be hidden. You can also hide the two culling panels. To do so, just right click on any of the panel header bars, then untick the panel names that you want to hide (screenshot below). Should you wish to disable completely, then open the Metadata tab of Catalog Settings and uncheck the two preferences relating to culling (screenshot below).
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