LinkedIn is allowing users to use its free identity verification system on other platforms and websites. One of the first companies to take advantage of this is Adobe, The Verge reports.
Adobe has integrated LinkedIn identity verification into its new Content Authenticity app, as well as the Behance platform. If an author has verified their identity and is using Adobe’s digital credentials tools, their personal information will automatically appear next to their posts that appear on LinkedIn.
“It’s getting progressively cheaper and easier to pretend you’re someone you’re not online,” Oscar Rodriguez, LinkedIn’s vice president of trust, told The Verge. “You’re also able to do so in a way that looks more credible than ever before. Obviously authenticity is super important for LinkedIn, the platform is founded on this premise of trust.”
In 2023, LinkedIn introduced its own verification system, which allows users to confirm their identity, place of work or education using official documents or corporate email. According to the company, more than 80 million people have already used it.
In addition to Adobe, platforms such as TrustRadius, G2, and UserTesting also implement the verification system.
We remind you that a little earlier, a new system for confirming official accounts was introduced in BlueSky, an alternative to X that runs on the open AT Protocol.