LinkedIn doesn't care if you have a proxy. It cares that you scroll like a human.
LinkedIn expects a specific TLS cipher order and HTTP/2 framing. If you use a default Python requests library, your TLS fingerprint (JA3) screams "script." LinkedIn doesn't care if you have a proxy
If you are a red teamer testing a client’s external footprint, you don't need to scrape. You need to pivot. If you use a default Python requests library,
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But LinkedIn knows this. Over the last five years, Microsoft’s security team has transformed LinkedIn from a passive social network into a hardened, active defense fortress. If you try to scrape it or probe it with basic tools, you won’t just get a "403 Forbidden." You’ll get a silent tripwire.