Are You Connected With a Russian Disinformation Account on LinkedIn?

[Amused]

I've been seeing screen shots of, and links to, LinkedIn posts more and more lately from overly credulous people who believe in conspiracies and wondered why.

This includes a video of a child being dragged away in Australia with the claim that it is for vaccination (false, it was an undisclosed CPS issue) and a claim that Romania had closed all vaccination centers.,

Here is why: (the first account is the account I saw most)

Are You Connected With a Russian Disinformation Account on LinkedIn?

In a discussion about disinformation on LinkedIn I was asked to assess a particular account: Maria Angela P. Business administrator Columbia Followers 22,031 The follower count is suspicious, to begin with. Let’s start with her self description. Business Administrator from the Pontificia...

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[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

I don't use sites like that.

 

[Greenman]

Haven't looked at my account for at least ten years, the Russians are welcome to it.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Haven't looked at my account for at least ten years, the Russians are welcome to it.

Same here, never saw any value with LinkedIn. Without paying you can’t do anything and to those you can send a message to they either never get them or never check the messages.
Even as a paid lead generation tool it is crap because everyone assumes it is crap coming from LinkedIn.

 

[cytg111]

linkedin was ok i guess, then ms bought it… now I am getting spammed with job offers, recruiters from the whole effen globe, I’ve a zillion unread msgs, its a s show.

 

[BoomerD]

I don't use sites like that.

Me either...I mean, I'm retired...why would I?

 

[UNCjigga]

Dammit, LinkedIn was the last bastion for professional, apolitical, sane social media conversations. Of course someone had to ruin it... Just surprised it wasn't Microsoft.

 

[cytg111]

Maybe I can add Maria Butina...

 

[IronWing]

Are the Russians more annoying or less annoying than the people who invite me to join LinkedIn?