LinkedIn adds tools to address fake profiles and work histories
LinkedIn is rolling out verification tools aimed at addressing false claims about users’ work experience and employment. The tools will allow members to vouch for colleagues’ experience and give companies greater control over accounts that claim, falsely, to employ them, according to Technorunch.
LinkedIn is rolling out new verification tools intended to address fake profiles and inaccurate work histories, according to Technorunch.
The tools will let members vouch for colleagues’ work experience. They will also give companies more control over accounts that falsely claim to employ them.
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What information will LinkedIn publish about disputes over employment claims?
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