India, Oct. 23 -- Flexport founder and CEO Ryan Petersen has publicly called out LinkedIn for allowing fake employee profiles to associate themselves with his company, alleging that the platform has become "a cesspool of fraud".

Posting a screenshot of multiple LinkedIn profiles claiming to work at Flexport, Petersen wrote on X, "Only two of these people work at Flexport. Is there no verification at all @LinkedIn? You charge us too much money to then also be a cesspool of fraud against our brand."

The post quickly sparked a discussion about how easily individuals can claim employment at major companies on LinkedIn without undergoing any verification.

In response, LinkedIn issued a clarification noting that tools already exist on the pl...