LinkedIn Is Verifying Users for Free — And Kicking Out Fake Recruiters in the Process

Artificial intelligence has made deepfakes even easier to create, and with social media being bombarded with misinformation, LinkedIn is taking a different approach to verification, per CNBC.

“You now see things like deep-fake videos, photos that are increasingly harder with the naked eye to understand if they’re real or fake,” Oscar Rodriguez, LinkedIn’s vice president of trust and safety, told the outlet. “That line-blurring is what we believe poses a significant challenge in combating things like misinformation, faking expertise, and so forth.”

Related: How to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile in 6 Easy Steps

LinkedIn has struggled with scammers posing at recruiters for years and has been working on its verification efforts for

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