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I wrote an article about it a couple of months ago. I also explain why, how and a way to prevent it.

To clarify, you talk about why it's possible, not why LinkedIn is doing it, right? Or did I miss something in your article.

From the article:

> ... it is used to check for abuse (bot use)

> If you follow a LinkedIn influencer and they get banned, now you know why.