r/linkedin • • 8h ago

How to send messages on LinkedIn without getting connected? (Free account)

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I tried the method - find out the common group and then send a message, however that does not works.

Any other way ?

Really needed this one to do.


r/linkedin • • 5h ago

Don't need delete this

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Let’s say your account has been "blocked" (meaning it has been completely removed from public view).

You try to reach out using links like:

https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/ppq

You enter the email address associated with your account into the form, but every time you hit submit, you get an error—regardless of the browser, the mode (usual or private), or the IP address you’re using.

After some digging online, you might discover the reason for the error: the email address linked to your account has also been blocked.

So, you’re forced to provide a different email address in the form. And what do you get in response?

"Since you are contacting us from an email address not associated with the account, for privacy and security reasons, I cannot share information about the account or take any action on it without direct contact from the account owner via the email address linked to the account."

"Please contact us (or have the account owner contact us) directly from the email address registered to the account."

This is a total mockery. The system has blocked you from being able to write to them using the email address registered to your account.

Yet, if you write from a different address, the ticket is immediately closed because it didn't come from the "correct" one—followed by the insulting advice to do that is impossible to do.

There is no excuse for this bullshit.

However, if you keep trying, they might eventually send a reply to the email address actually linked to your account (rather than the one you entered in the form).

Usually, you’ll receive one of two templates:

1 – "To ensure the security of your account, we need to verify your identity." "Please provide a scanned copy of an official government-issued identity document." 2 – Due to the number and/or (yes, specifically "and/or") severity of the violations, your account will remain blocked. You try to ask logical questions:

What specific violations did the account commit? What is the exact wording of the charge?

If the account is blocked due to violations, why are you demanding documents? Documents neither refute nor resolve the fact that violations—if they occurred—took place.

The account is linked solely to an email address; proof of ownership of that email is both necessary and sufficient to verify one's "identity."

Documents prove nothing, as they are not linked to the account.

And what do you get in response to asking for the "exact wording of the charge"? A repetition of:

"Due to the number and/or severity of the violations, your account will remain blocked," followed by "read the rules."

The other side engages in no actual dialogue; they simply churn out canned responses.

In other words, they declare you guilty while concealing the specific charge.

Occasionally (very rarely), they might reply—again, using a template—claiming they cannot disclose their algorithms (?!?).

No one asked about their algorithms. The question was about the exact wording of the charge. These are two completely different things.

It is a crude, mindless manipulation—they take you for an idiot who might just swallow it.

"To ensure the security of your account"—what "security"?! For whom? From whom? I never asked for any "security."

It is all lies and manipulation. One might also point out the thoroughly deceitful and hypocritical tone of everything they write. Phrases like "Thank you for reaching out," "Sincerely," and so on—this isn't politeness; it’s hypocrisy and mockery, especially when contrasted with the actual substance of what they’re saying.

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When you’ve written to them many times, you already know perfectly well what they’re going to say. So, right there in your message, you explicitly tell them: don’t say me that "you’re writing from a different email address"—and you explain why. And what do they write back? "You’ve contacted us from a different email address..." It’s the ultimate form of both sheer stupidity and mockery.


r/linkedin • • 13h ago

Is LinkedIn down right now?

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I received an email that my account is signed in at a different place.
I tried to change password immediately but I can't access LinkedIn in both app and web.

Is it down right now?


r/linkedin • • 7h ago

Is it just me or is LinkedIn getting progressively worse despite being one of the most popular professional apps?

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What is LinkedIn's product team even doing at this point?

First, they messed up the Company → People section, making it unnecessarily difficult to browse and search employees. And now I can't even properly see who liked or reposted certain posts.

The search bar in chats is also unreliable, and the search inside the People section is a pain to use. Scrolling through results and selecting profiles feels unnecessarily clunky.

These aren't some niche features nobody uses. They're literally core use cases, especially if you're using LinkedIn for networking or job hunting.

I genuinely don't understand why they keep changing things while basic functionality feels broken. LinkedIn is probably one of the most important professional networking platforms, yet the UX can be so frustrating.


r/linkedin • • 3h ago

Disgruntled former employee hijacked the company LinkedIn. How do I restore access or delete the page?

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Hello all! I was brought in as the social media manager of a Fortune 500 company in the US. My predecessor left the company under less than amicable terms and, being the subject matter experts that they are, the heads of the corporate communications function didn’t remove her social media admin permissions prior to termination.

She promptly kicked everyone else off and changed the login credentials/2FA to her personal email/cell phone. I have access to her contact information and did not receive a response after reaching out to her. I also have access to her old company email inbox, and could not find any helpful information.

My options are to either convince her to change over the login credentials (completely unlikely as this has already been attempted and I do not want to stalk her) or find a way to nuke the account.

How should I proceed?


r/linkedin • • 8h ago

How to start on this?

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I need a job ASAP, I have zero connections with last coworkers, I made my account recently, filled my profile, I am trying to get a remote Job as virtual assistance.

Some say I should sent lots of connects and direct messages to the recruiters but how do I find them? Like they don't give an specific area in the filters nor if the hire for remote


r/linkedin • • 7h ago

Does job filtering just not work?

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I try using the 'posted in the last 24hrs' and it still shows me results from weeks ago with 100s of applicants.

I have tried using boolean in the search to filter out irrelevant jobs titles but it seems to have no effect.

I can't seem to show only and all results for a specific job title.

And can I filter out jobs I have already applied to?


r/linkedin • • 10h ago

LINKEDIN IS JUST STUPID ATP

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Hi. I had my LinkedIn account since 2018 almost
And I did every verification I’m active and I use it almost daily

Today they decide to temporarily close my account to verify my identity as if I hadn’t done it 3 times already in the past year!!!!

I can’t even contact them in any way because to submit a ticket you need to be logged in. :) BUT HOW THE F* AM I SUPPOSED TO WHEN THEY CLOSE MY ACCOUNT

And still they won’t give me back my account I am jobless looking for a job. I got an interview invitation ON LINKEDIN now I have no idea how to attend it because LINKEDIN IS STUPID ASF

IM SORRY IM SO OVERWHELMED SND THIS IS MY LAST STRAW AND IM CRASHING OUT.

So fuck LinkedIn.

Anyone has any clue what to do ?


r/linkedin • • 7h ago

advanced question "Share update" prompt not appearing after adding a new position, even with "Notify network" on

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Hi everyone,
I started a new job this month and added it under Experience. The "Notify network" toggle was switched on when I saved, but LinkedIn never showed me the "Share update" dialog, and no "Starting a new position" post was created.
What I've tried so far:
Editing the position and saving again
Deleting the position and re-adding it (several times)
Both the desktop browser and the mobile app
Nothing has worked. Has anyone run into this? Is there a limit on how often the prompt appears, or a setting I'm missing? Did it eventually show up for you after a few days, or did you have to contact support?
Thanks in advance!