Summary

  • In its entirety, LinkedIn’s free verification system is being rolled out across the wider web, allowing third-party sites and platforms to integrate LinkedIn verification.
  • Instead of creating their own verification tool, sites can now use LinkedIn’s, with Adobe being the first major company to sign up.
  • Adobe’s new Content Authenticity app and Behance portfolio platform will both feature LinkedIn verification, allowing users to display a “Verified on LinkedIn” badge.
  • Doing so will confirm the user’s identity, workplace, or education history through government-issued ID or company emails, with over 80 million people Verified by LinkedIn since its launch in 2023.
  • Bluesky also recently launched a verification system, mimicking Twitter’s blue verification mark to label notable and authentic accounts.

By Dominic Preston

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