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Here’s exactly which proxy providers will keep your LinkedIn automation safe, and which ones will get you banned.
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LinkedIn’s crackdown on automation has intensified significantly in 2025. The platform now employs machine learning algorithms that analyze connection patterns, typing speeds, and most critically - IP address reputation.
Every LinkedIn automation guide tells you to “use proxies.” But nobody mentions that 87% of proxy providers will get your account restricted faster than not using proxies at all.
Google Trends for “linkedin restricted account”. Numbers represent search interest relative to the highest point on the chart for the given region and time. A value of 100 is the peak popularity for the term.
I learned this the expensive way.
After multiple account restrictions, I asked my friends from Linked Helper to run a comprehensive analysis of every major proxy service claiming to work for LinkedIn automation.
This isn’t another “top 10 proxy providers” listicle.
This is hard data from testing 140 proxy IPs across 42 providers using IPQualityScore.com’s enterprise fraud detection system.
42 proxy providers (residential and ISP proxies) and 140 proxy IPs
Countries tested: USA, Canada, Brazil, UK, Germany, France, Netherlands, Australia, India, and more
Testing tool: IPQualityScore.com — industry-standard fraud detection service ($600+ / month)
Test period: August 2025
learn more: https://www.ipqualityscore.com/proxy-vpn-tor-detection-service
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Fraud Score | Overall risk assessment (0-100, lower is better) |
| % of Good Proxies | Percentage passing all quality checks |
| Detected as Proxy | Fatal for LinkedIn automation |
| Detected as Crawler | Triggers immediate suspicion |
| Detected as VPN | Often blocked by LinkedIn |
| Detected as Tor | Instant red flag |
| Detected as Bot | Guaranteed restriction |
| Recent Abuse Detection | IP reputation history |