LinkedIn’s $15K/month Data Drama: ProAPIs Sued for Epic Fake Account Fiasco
LinkedIn has leveled a lawsuit against ProAPIs and its CEO, Rahmat Alam, for allegedly scraping user data through millions of fake accounts, charging clients up to $15,000 a month. Not only does this scheme overload LinkedIn’s servers, but it also turns “networking” into a whole new kind of sport.
Hot Take:
LinkedIn is swiping left on ProAPIs, but not for a date! It’s tough love for the data-scraping Don Juans. Who knew LinkedIn would have to play fake account whack-a-mole to protect its user’s profiles? Here’s to hoping ProAPIs learns that when life gives you lemons, you don’t make a lemonade stand with fake accounts!
Key Points:
- LinkedIn sues ProAPIs for creating millions of fake accounts to scrape user data.
- The alleged scheme charges up to $15,000 per month for accessing LinkedIn data.
- ProAPIs’ fake accounts are blocked quickly, but they create new ones daily.
- LinkedIn claims these activities overload their servers with excessive requests.
- The lawsuit seeks to protect LinkedIn’s integrity and user privacy.
Already a member? Log in here