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This is incredibly thorough and exactly the balanced perspective the industry needs. The nuance between compliant tools and problematic automation is lost on most people.
Your point about code injection from Chrome extensions is especially important – many users have no idea their extension is actively modifying DOM elements on LinkedIn’s end, which triggers flags even if the functionality seems innocent. The transparency gap between what tools *say* they do and what they *actually* do is the real issue.
The marketing angle you mentioned is spot on too. Tools that position themselves as “hacking” LinkedIn or “beating the algorithm” are basically painting a target on themselves and their users. LinkedIn’s dev team isn’t stupid – they monitor how people talk about their tools.
For anyone building in this space (like your Linkeezy project), the approach should be: provide genuine utility, respect platform boundaries, and be crystal clear about what you’re actually doing under the hood. Tools that focus on productivity and organization rather than artificial engagement or data extraction tend to have much longer lifespans.
I work with Crescitaly and we’ve always prioritized staying on the right side of platform TOS – we focus on authentic engagement strategies and never touch automation or scraping. The short-term gains from grey-hat tactics aren’t worth the account risks and platform bans.
Appreciate you taking the time to educate people on this. Too many creators and marketers are one bad tool decision away from losing their entire LinkedIn presence.
