Have you ever received connection requests from bots?
Today, I received a connection request from the marketing head of a marketing company.
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First, he left a comment on my NL (it seemed like AI tried to make it relevant but couldn’t align it properly with the post).
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He liked my posts without even visiting my profile.
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He sent a connection request.
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He sent a DM that, again, was not relevant to what I do.
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I responded, and every time I replied, his response was annoying.
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I finally told him that this isn’t efficiency; he’s actually ruining his reputation.
Even if you want to automate LinkedIn, at least train it well enough to make it less annoying and less suspicious.
Posted Feb 15, 2026, 3:58 PM UTC
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