LinkedIn claims that less than 5% of its accounts are fake, but somehow real professionals are the ones getting flagged.
According to an internal Microsoft transparency report from 2024:
“LinkedIn took action on over 60 million accounts in one quarter – 90% of which were removed before any user activity.”
What that really means: The net is wide. Too wide. And it’s catching real people.
My journey on LinkedIn started, like many others, with selling services through an agency.
Cold messages, case studies, hustle.
But over time, something shifted.
I started building real relationships with founders, investors, creators.
I found partners, raised capital, started new projects. LinkedIn became more than a platform. It became infrastructure for building. And now? That infrastructure is crumbling.
It’s become afraid of its own growth.
Afraid of automation, bold communication, and anything that doesn’t fit their quiet corporate mold. Ironically, it’s the most active, most valuable, and most entrepreneurial users being punished. And when you try to appeal? You get:
“This decision is final and cannot be reversed.”
