LinkedIn accounts are 'means of coercion,' US antitrust complaint says
By Clayton Vickers ( September 14, 2026, 23:27 GMT | Insight) -- LinkedIn has used its monopoly control in professional networking services markets to increase subscription costs and to coerce users to forgo the use of third-party software on its platform, a proposed class action US antitrust complaint filed Monday said.LinkedIn has used its monopoly control in professional networking services markets to increase subscription costs and coerce users to forgo the use of third-party software on its platform, according to a proposed class action US antitrust complaint filed Monday....
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