LinkedIn adds new tools to fight fake profiles and bogus work histories
LinkedIn will let verified members vouch for colleagues and companies remove false job claims.
LinkedIn announced tools to counter fake profiles and invented work histories. Verified members who have been connected for at least a year and use two-factor authentication can vouch that a colleague held a claimed role. Page admins can remove false employment associations from a company page and related search results without changing the member's own profile, and LinkedIn is testing a requirement that new associations complete workplace verification such as a work email. The company said existing tools have verified 115 million users and more than 700,000 companies, and Truecaller and PeerSpot are joining Adobe and UserTesting as partners that can display LinkedIn-verified identity.
- Verified members connected for a year and using 2FA can vouch for experience.
- Company admins can remove false employment from pages and search results.
- LinkedIn is testing required workplace verification, such as work email.
- Verification already covers 115 million users and over 700,000 companies.
- Truecaller and PeerSpot join Adobe and UserTesting as identity partners.
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LinkedIn is rolling out new verification tools that let members vouch for colleagues’ work experience and give companies more control over accounts that falsely claim to employ them.
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