LinkedIn Takes Legal Swing at ProAPIs for Million-Fake-Profile Scraping Shenanigans!
LinkedIn is suing ProAPIs Inc. and its founder for allegedly scraping data with a million fake accounts. The lawsuit seeks to stop scraping, delete collected data, and demand damages. ProAPIs allegedly marketed a tool called iScraper API, charging up to $15,000 a month. LinkedIn aims to combat unauthorized data collection aggressively.
Hot Take:
LinkedIn is on a mission to swat down data scrapers like flies at a summer picnic, and ProAPIs Inc. just found themselves caught in the social media giant’s fly swatter. With a lawsuit that packs as much punch as a LinkedIn recommendation from your former boss, LinkedIn is making it clear: if you scrape, you’ll get scrapped! Looks like ProAPIs might want to update their status to “under legal review.”
Key Points:
– LinkedIn is suing ProAPIs Inc. and its CTO for scraping data using over a million fake accounts.
– The lawsuit seeks a permanent injunction, data deletion, and damages.
– LinkedIn has implemented mechanisms to combat fake profiles and unauthorized scraping.
– ProAPIs allegedly charged up to $15,000/month for its scraping tool iScraper API.
– The lawsuit also accuses the use of invalid credit cards for LinkedIn Premium accounts.