Shining a Light on LinkedIn’s Dark Underbelly: One Man’s War on Scammers

A man with glasses sits at a computer using LinkedIn, while a scammer lingers around behind him.

One person is more than enough to make a difference. That’s the mantra that drives Jay Jones to expose the dark underbelly of LinkedIn filled with scammers preying on desperate job seekers. To date, his relentless pursuit of those with nefarious intentions has helped to take down 4,000 fake job ads and uncover scammers posing … Read more

Fake News: How Engagement Pods Breed Disinformation

An engagement pod full of fake profiles spreading misinformation.

Engagement pods aren’t a new phenomenon. Social media fakefluencers have relied on them since 2016 to boost their popularity online with bought followers, likes, and comments to create the illusion of a large and captivated audience. However, these social media influencer wannabes aren’t the only ones leveraging the power of engagement pods to get noticed … Read more