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flag Women on LinkedIn impersonate men to boost visibility, citing algorithmic bias despite platform denials.

flag Women on LinkedIn are adopting male identities—changing pronouns, using male aliases, and wearing fake mustaches—to protest alleged algorithmic bias that boosts men’s content visibility. flag Many report dramatic increases in engagement and reach after switching their gender settings, with some seeing up to 244% more impressions. flag A female AFP reporter confirmed similar results. flag While LinkedIn states its algorithms do not use gender as a ranking factor and rely on hundreds of signals like network size and activity, users and experts remain skeptical, citing systemic biases from data inputs and cultural norms. flag The trend has sparked calls for greater transparency in how the platform’s AI determines content visibility, especially as competition for attention grows.

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