LinkedIn can now get users verified for free

Date:
Thu, 13 Apr 2023 10:00:14 +0000

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Prove who you are on LinkedIn and get a verified badge for free - but not everyone can apply.

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Networking site and recruitment platform LinkedIn has announced a new way of verifying users' identities and employment roles that wont cost them a penny.

Unlike Twitter and Facebook, which both charge for the service, LinkedIn has devised a plan to offer verification marks free of charge in the hope that it may broaden the appeal of the platform in an era of cost-cutting and economic pressure.

At launch, the Microsoft-owned platform will partner with CLEAR in the US
only to verify a users government ID and phone number, in turn awarding them with a new Verifications section underneath the Connect and Message buttons. LinkedIn verified accounts

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CLEAR verification adds to the existing workplace email verification method available globally, though its worth noting that only 4,000 companies are supported and the existing service is of no use to freelancers and self-emploed workers.

Additionally, a partnership with the Microsoft Entra Verified ID platform
aims to give as many as two million LinkedIn users free digital workplace
IDs.

LinkedIn Vice President Oscar Rodriguez explained in a blog post that the
free verification methods plan to be rolled out to more markets in the
future, however many users will undoubtedly have to wait.

With more verification methods, LinkedIn hopes that showing you're the real you will land you with better connections that lead you to more meaningful networks and improved job opportunities. Check out the best identity theft protection tools



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