If you see something on LinkedIn that looks suspicious, appears to be misinformation, is offensive, or makes you uncomfortable, we encourage you to report it. Once reported, the content and/or account will go through our review processes and we’ll take the appropriate actions. We don’t notify the person you’re reporting.
If someone is contacting you in a threatening or abusive way, please contact us to report the behavior.
Harassment is not tolerated on LinkedIn. If another member is contacting you on our website and using hostile language or doing anything that makes you feel uncomfortable, report the inappropriate behavior and block that member.
Follow these steps to report harassment, and inappropriate or offensive posts, comments, messages, or accounts:
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Click Report this post or Report.
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When prompted with Why are you reporting this? Select Harassment.
After you complete your report, we will review the content and/or account and we’ll take the appropriate next steps.
You can block the member from viewing your profile or contacting you. The blocked member won't receive any notification of this action. To block a member:
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Go to the profile of the person you'd like to block.
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Click the More icon and select Report/Block from the menu.
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Select Block from the options in the pop-up. Note: After you block someone, you'll disappear from the Who's Viewed Your Profile section of the person you blocked.
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Click Block to proceed or Go back to review your options.
Note: Once you've blocked a member, they'll appear on your blocked list which you can update at any time.
We take your reports very seriously. We use our User Agreement and Professional Community Policies to review reported content. If the reported content violates our policies, we take action, including removing the content or suspending the account.
In some cases, you’ll receive more information about our actions via email. You can control the updates you receive about your reports from your Settings. We don’t notify the person you’re reporting.
If you're having thoughts about suicide or self-injury, or if you see posts or comments that suggest someone else may be having such thoughts, help is available.
Hotlines and other resources offered throughout the world can be found at www.befrienders.org. Other resources may be available and can be found through an Internet search. For example, in the United States, help is available by dialing 988 or 1-800-273-8255 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline).
In addition, if you believe that someone is in imminent danger, please contact the police for immediate assistance.
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