LinkedIn is the largest and most known professional social network site which aims to promote connections and increase your employability. However, you might prefer that certain people on the network not be able to see your profile. Luckily you can block up to 50 contacts. These users are not notified when they are blocked. In this article we'll explain how to use this practical function.
How To Block a Contact on LinkedIn?
Keep in mind that if you block someone, the block will be
mutual. Therefore you will no longer be able to see their profile or send them messages. You will also no longer be shown suggested connections related to that profile.
Also, remember if you block a first level contact and later want to unblock them, you will need to resend a connection request.
If you decide to continue, blocking a contact on LinkedIn is very simple. To do so, go to the three points that appear in the
Send a message box (in case of first level contacts) or next to
Send an inmail message (for second, third level contacts). Then click on
Report/block. On the next screen, confirm to
Block the profile.
Finally, you can also report profiles. Reporting profiles is reserved for those who have seriously violated LinkedIn's terms and conditions of use. This includes harassment, insults and scams. More information can be found
here.
How To Unblock Contacts on LinkedIn?
To unblock a contact that you have previously blocked, go to
Settings and Privacy. In the
Privacy section, look for the
Blocking and hiding section at the bottom of the screen. Click on
Change next to
Blocking and the list of blocked contacts will appear, from which you can remove the block. As a security measure, to unblock someone, you must enter your LinkedIn password.
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