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LinkedIn Sees Spikes in Misinformation, Violent and Graphic Content in 2H 2020

The professional network’s biannual Transparency Report attributed it to events like the U.S. presidential election and the pandemic

LinkedInTransparencyReport2H2020 — The professional network’s automated defenses blocked 98.3% of the fake accounts it took action onLinkedIn

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LinkedIn shared its biannual Transparency Report for the second half of 2020, saying that it saw a rise of over 40% in conversations on its platform during the last six months of last year, compared with the first six months.

Vice president of legal, product and privacy Rob Hallman shared highlights from the mot recent edition in a blog post.

LinkedIn saw large spikes in the volume of content removed in several categories, including misinformation and violent