LinkedIn just sent a clear message to the sales community: they're done playing games with automation tools.

In early 2025, Linkedln blocked Apollo and Seamless. Al by temporarily removing their Linkedin Company pages from the platform. These tools extract data, refresh existing data, and scrape contact information from Linkedin Sales Navigator-direct violations of LinkedIn's Terms of Service.

Linkedin is protecting user data and platform integrity more aggressively than ever.

This week, I'm breaking down what this means for sales teams, how Linkedin catches automation violations, and how to scale outbound while staying compliant.