LinkedIn has confirmed that a recent issue with follower counts was caused by a bug, which has now been resolved. The problem began Tuesday, causing some users' follower numbers to drop rapidly. While many speculated it was a purge of fake accounts, LinkedIn's official statement did not provide an explanation for the cause. The company marked the issue as resolved this afternoon.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/22/linkedin-confirms-the-follower-purge-was-just-a-bug-thats-now-resolved/