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~~Founded in 2002,~~ [[wikipedia:LinkedIn|'''LinkedIn''']] is a social-media platform for professional networking.

[[wikipedia:LinkedIn|'''LinkedIn''']] is a social-media platform for professional networking, founded in 2002.

==Summary==

It has been known for its [[dark patterns]]

It has been known for its [[dark patterns]]. It has a BBB rating of F and is unaccredited by them.

Users register on LinkedIn with an email, which LinkedIn then scrapes their contacts list and uploads this information to LinkedIn.[https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a545600/what-people-can-see-on-your-profile#:~:text=Contact%20and%20personal%20information%20that%20you%E2%80%99ve%20provided%20in%20the%20Contact%20Info%20section%20of%20your%20profile%20is%20only%20visible%20to%20your%201st%2Ddegree%20connections]

Users register on LinkedIn with an email, which LinkedIn then scrapes their contacts list and uploads this information to LinkedIn.<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a545600/what-people-can-see-on-your-profile#:~:text=Contact%20and%20personal%20information%20that%20you%E2%80%99ve%20provided%20in%20the%20Contact%20Info%20section%20of%20your%20profile%20is%20only%20visible%20to%20your%201st%2Ddegree%20connections]</ref>

LinkedIn also makes it difficult to cancel their free trial membership, likely targeting users that have forgotten or are unable to locate the cancel page.[https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a545578] <!-- Added what I think could be a source, but I think it would be better if these steps were put in detail (what are the prompts LinkedIn requires?)

LinkedIn also makes it difficult to cancel their free trial membership, likely targeting users that have forgotten or are unable to locate the cancel page.<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a545578]</ref> <!-- Added what I think could be a source, but I think it would be better if these steps were put in detail (what are the prompts LinkedIn requires?)

This section could also use rewording. -->

LinkedIn has a habit of restricting accounts stating a need to verify identity, this disables the ability to navigate to the cancel membership page and can lead to being charged.

LinkedIn's membership price has also quintupled from $10 per month in 2018 to $50 in 2024.

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As of 29 January 2025, LinkedIn FAQ mentions that it does <i>"not currently train content-generating AI models on data from members located in Canada, the EU, EEA, UK, Switzerland, Hong Kong, or Mainland China."</i><ref name="linkedin-faq" />

== References ==

== Account Deletion ==

Some users have reported that the browser LinkedIn version disables the "Done" button at the end of the "Delete your account" flow.

As seen in [https://youtu.be/497YdWlDsAw "LinkedIn Account Deletion button disabled"], the user had to '''modify source HTML''' '''via Source Inspector''' to close their account. Users that reported this error also reported that it exists since 2022, and it hasn't been fixed since then.

Potential solutions:

# Modifying HTML, removing the "disabled" attribute from the button.

# Some users reported that [https://www.quora.com/Why-won-t-LinkedIn-let-you-delete-your-account-Its-like-theyve-disabled-the-close-account-button typing their password by hand] helped make the button work. Others have appealed that it didn't work anyways.

# Some users reported that using the [https://www.reddit.com/r/linkedin/comments/1d0a4ah/impossible_to_close_linkedin_account/ phone app to close your account worked], even if you created yours through the browser version.

==References==

[[Category:LinkedIn Corporation]]

~~[[Category:Business services companies]]~~

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-Founded in 2002, [[wikipedia:LinkedIn|'''LinkedIn''']] is a social-media platform for professional networking.
+[[wikipedia:LinkedIn|'''LinkedIn''']] is a social-media platform for professional networking, founded in 2002.
 ==Summary==
-It has been known for its [[dark patterns]]
+It has been known for its [[dark patterns]]. It has a BBB rating of F and is unaccredited by them.
-Users register on LinkedIn with an email, which LinkedIn then scrapes their contacts list and uploads this information to LinkedIn.[https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a545600/what-people-can-see-on-your-profile#:~:text=Contact%20and%20personal%20information%20that%20you%E2%80%99ve%20provided%20in%20the%20Contact%20Info%20section%20of%20your%20profile%20is%20only%20visible%20to%20your%201st%2Ddegree%20connections]
+Users register on LinkedIn with an email, which LinkedIn then scrapes their contacts list and uploads this information to LinkedIn.<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a545600/what-people-can-see-on-your-profile#:~:text=Contact%20and%20personal%20information%20that%20you%E2%80%99ve%20provided%20in%20the%20Contact%20Info%20section%20of%20your%20profile%20is%20only%20visible%20to%20your%201st%2Ddegree%20connections]</ref>
-LinkedIn also makes it difficult to cancel their free trial membership, likely targeting users that have forgotten or are unable to locate the cancel page.[https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a545578] <!-- Added what I think could be a source, but I think it would be better if these steps were put in detail (what are the prompts LinkedIn requires?)
+LinkedIn also makes it difficult to cancel their free trial membership, likely targeting users that have forgotten or are unable to locate the cancel page.<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a545578]</ref> <!-- Added what I think could be a source, but I think it would be better if these steps were put in detail (what are the prompts LinkedIn requires?)
 This section could also use rewording. -->
+LinkedIn has a habit of restricting accounts stating a need to verify identity, this disables the ability to navigate to the cancel membership page and can lead to being charged.
 LinkedIn's membership price has also quintupled from $10 per month in 2018 to $50 in 2024.
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 As of 29 January 2025, LinkedIn FAQ mentions that it does <i>"not currently train content-generating AI models on data from members located in Canada, the EU, EEA, UK, Switzerland, Hong Kong, or Mainland China."</i><ref name="linkedin-faq" />
-== References ==
+== Account Deletion ==
+Some users have reported that the browser LinkedIn version disables the "Done" button at the end of the "Delete your account" flow.
+As seen in [https://youtu.be/497YdWlDsAw "LinkedIn Account Deletion button disabled"], the user had to '''modify source HTML''' '''via Source Inspector''' to close their account. Users that reported this error also reported that it exists since 2022, and it hasn't been fixed since then.
+Potential solutions:
+# Modifying HTML, removing the "disabled" attribute from the button.
+# Some users reported that [https://www.quora.com/Why-won-t-LinkedIn-let-you-delete-your-account-Its-like-theyve-disabled-the-close-account-button typing their password by hand] helped make the button work. Others have appealed that it didn't work anyways.
+# Some users reported that using the [https://www.reddit.com/r/linkedin/comments/1d0a4ah/impossible_to_close_linkedin_account/ phone app to close your account worked], even if you created yours through the browser version.
+==References==
 {{reflist}}
 [[Category:LinkedIn Corporation]]
-[[Category:Business services companies]]