LinkedIn confirms the 'follower purge' was just a bug that's now resolved | TechCrunch
Briefly

"We heard some members may have seen a change in their connection and follower count. Our team quickly looked into this. We're happy to report this has now been resolved."
"Though the general consensus was that this was a purge enacted by LinkedIn, the company announced later in the day that it had looked into the issue and has now resolved the problem."
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