LinkedIn stopped 19.5 million fake accounts during the process of registration in the first half of 2019, the professional network said in its biannual Transparency Report, released this week.
Another 2 million were restricted proactively before being reported by members, while members’ reports were responsible for the removal of another 67,400.
LinkedIn said 60.4 million instances of spam and scams were removed proactively from January through June of this year, with another 104,600 pulled after being reported by members.
As far as violations of the professional network’s community policies, 16,626 pieces of content were removed for harassment, followed by adult content (11,019), violent or graphic content (1,933), hate speech (1,637) and child exploitation (22).
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