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LinkedIn wins court order blocking mass scraping of user data

September 21, 2026 · The Record · Severity: MEDIUM

The agreement between LinkedIn, ProAPIs and joint business operator Netswift also requires the firms to stop selling and transferring the data, no longer access LinkedIn through fake accounts and delete the data that was scraped, according to a senior LinkedIn executive.

Key Takeaways

  • LinkedIn secured a court order against ProAPIs and Netswift to stop mass scraping of user data and require deletion of previously scraped data.
  • The agreement prohibits the firms from using fake accounts to access LinkedIn and from selling or transferring the scraped user data.
  • This legal victory marks a significant step in social media platforms' ongoing fight against unauthorized data harvesting operations.
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