LinkedIn Cracks Down: What Sales Professionals Need to Know About Data Scraping
Hey there, my amazing evyAI skool community! Joe Apfelbaum here with some MAJOR news that's shaking up the sales intelligence world RIGHT NOW! Let me tell you something incredible that just happened. LinkedIn has taken a MASSIVE stand against data scraping by removing the LinkedIn pages of Seamless.AI and Apollo.io! This is HUGE, folks! What Just Happened? The 411 on LinkedIn's Latest Move Earlier today, the LinkedIn community was BUZZING when people noticed that the official pages for Seamless.AI and Apollo.io had vanished! POOF! Gone without warning! According to insider conversations and posts from sales pros like Clark Barron and Benyamin Holley, LinkedIn allegedly removed these pages because they suspected violations of their strict policies on data scraping and automation. If you're not familiar with these companies, they offer lead generation tools with Chrome extensions designed to help sales professionals automate outreach. While these tools make prospecting EASIER, they may cross LinkedIn's boundaries on data extraction. Why LinkedIn Is Saying "NO MORE!" to Data Scraping Listen up, because this is CRITICAL for your sales success! LinkedIn has ALWAYS been serious about protecting user data, but now they're taking enforcement to a whole new level! LinkedIn's official policy PROHIBITS: - Scraping user profiles or any platform data - Automating activities like sending messages or adding contacts - Modifying LinkedIn's interface - Creating fake engagement (like artificial likes or comments) - Bypassing LinkedIn's security measures Their Trust & Safety Team has made it crystal clear: "Any member who uses tools for such purposes is in violation of the User Agreement. This means that they risk having their accounts restricted or shut down." LinkedIn's AI Is Watching You! (And It's SMARTER Than You Think) Here's something MIND-BLOWING! LinkedIn isn't just manually catching violators. They've developed POWERFUL AI systems that automatically detect suspicious behavior patterns!