LinkedIn adds tools to fight fake profiles and bogus work histories

LinkedIn launched vouching between colleagues and gave companies controls to remove accounts falsely claiming employment from their pages. Only verified users connected for at least a year with two-factor authentication can vouch for someone's experience.

• Vouching requires a verified profile, 2FA and a year-long connection
• Companies can manually remove accounts falsely claiming employment
• A setting requiring work-email verification is being tested
• Verified profiles get 50% more post views than non-verified ones