LinkedIn Reviews

Hi, I’m Tino **, I’ve been a member with LinkedIn for many years; however anytime someone reports a complaint w/o cause, LinkedIn automatically deletes your membership. This is my 3rd time, (asking me to verified myself?) they did it and even sending me an email confirming that after “their review” I did not violate any policy, yet my profile membership has been deleted, and my continuous log ins denied.

LinkedIn restricted my account for no reason. To verify and reinstate my account, they need biometric data and for me to upload a government issued ID to a third-party. Sounds scammy and dangerous to me. They totally suck.

As most others say my account was restricted and can't log in. This place makes it impossible to close the account and now my information is on the Internet like I am an active member. I was just trying to close my account and then it was restricted. Now it won't even let me login to close it. I did the whole driver's license upload for absolutely nothing. It seems everything is a scam these days and I'm going to start living like it's the 1990's.

Need to update and change my email to access. To do so they require me to Login? I can't re-login as I don't have my old password and they send the re-set code to the invalid email address. I then tried to change the email and it brought me to a verification process which doesn't work and then sent me to a new member page.

LinkedIn's recent verification process has raised significant concerns about user data security and privacy. The platform now requires users to verify their identity by submitting a 3D image of their face and a government-issued ID, which is then shared with third-party vendors. This not only compromises users' sensitive biometric data but also enables these vendors to sell and exploit this information for their own gain. This egregious disregard for user privacy is a compelling reason to reconsider using the platform altogether.

Over three months of a “restriction” for replying to a crass sarcastic fellow member who used derogatory language and insults for views on American politics and policy. The member is an expatriate who fled to Spain But instead of being part of the solution, he chooses to insult supporters of the opposing side. And then reports to LI over the response despite his own inflammatory rhetoric. He wasn’t the first person that debated. He was just the one who complained to LI. LI in turn “restricted” my account despite decades of loyalty, advocacy and even paid memberships.

Tried to access my account and was informed my account was restricted. Tried to verify my identity, and was informed my identity could not be verified. Now I just want to get into my account to cancel everything. Can't get ahold of their LinkedIn's customer support no matter what I try. This entire experience has been useless.

I cancelled my Premium subscription two months ago because $42.99 per month is too pricey for subscription. A rep offered me a Premium rate of $21 to retain the service. My account was just charged $42.99 because this was a 2-3 month promotion and they never disclosed that to me.

I do not have an account with LinkedIn... Never have. So why do I have an account with them. I am retired... (6 years) from the DPH. Just recently started getting e-mails, obviously someone opened an account in my name. Notified my attorney to help get a resolution. This situation is very unsettling.

Linkedin has succumb to the hackers. Why would others even want to impersonate someone else, what a waste of time. I would say to these people, get your own life, a real one. With so many people getting their accounts shutdown because Linkedin is being overrun with hackers, fake profilers etc, that they don't know what's real anymore. So my advice is to not use linkedin anymore and don't waste your life on them. Let divine intervention handle the issue and you just go along your merry way. When a company is as mixed up, and over run as they are, you have to just move on and ignore them. If you are making payments to them, and they have blocked you off your own site, then stop paying them and move on. There are bigger things to move onto in your life/business/career.

Redistricted my account with no reason given. Tried the verification process only for it to not work properly. Unfortunately no longer a positive professional networking site. If you can't directly appeal the decision you are out of luck.

I have a lot of issues with LinkedIn, but the main one at the moment is them paywalling contact with hiring managers. I'd say about 50% of the jobs that I run across online, in general - have hiring agents that cite their LinkedIn profile for contacting them. But if they are in your network then LinkedIn expect you to spend $30 a month to reach out to them. That's extortion.

I was on Linkedlin for many years but was recently banned for no reason given. All I wanted to do was change my email address and ended up getting locked out. I contacted customer service and was told I could either upload my driver's license or fill out a form, take it to a notary and then send it in. I wasn't about to upload my driver's license so I went the notary route and have heard nothing. My husband tried to help, but was told due to privacy they couldn't help unless I contacted them myself. I asked that my account be deleted but have heard nothing at all.

Gave 1 star because I couldn't do a negative rating. My LinkedIn account was banned, and I have no idea why. I received an email from LinkedIn that suggested my account may have been hacked and they needed to verify my identity. I went through the steps and provided my ID for verification and then immediately received a message that I was permanently banned. Then the painful part began.. I was unable to reach anyone for weeks as there is no way to directly contact them if you don't have an account. I had friends of mine with active accounts try to open a ticket and they were not able to submit any sort of help ticket for me or for anything else on their account for that matter. No one could be reached.

I Gave Up on LinkedIn. Since my initial attempts to use LinkedIn in 2016, my experience has been anything but awful. Time and again, I've meticulously provided detailed and accurate information, especially during my endeavor to establish a business profile. Despite all my efforts, I'm consistently met with account restrictions.

We are a part of a Military 501c3 in Jacksonville, Florida and LinkedIn has locked out the Board Volunteers as many of us have professional LinkedIn pages. Unfortunately, LinkedIn's customer service won't accept State Level 501c3 filings as evidence we exist, and with the same name of the person sending the State document listed on the 501c3 filing. Horrible people, to do this to a Military oriented 501c3. Man... Get a life!

This is the second time my LinkedIn Account has been closed. I provided my driver's ID. They suggested my account may have been hacked and they needed to verify my account. It was suggested I use my phone number for authentication. But I could never log back into my account. Next, for no reason, not emailing anyone, and not having any connections yet, someone made false accusations about my character or actions. This is what LinkedIn customer service stated about me, "We've deemed the activity in your account is in violation of the LinkedIn User Agreement and Professional Community Policies. Your appeal has been denied and your account has been restricted permanently. Please see our User Agreement and Professional Community Policies for more information."

I wake up after getting surgery to apply for jobs on LinkedIn and notice the functions were off so I go to my iPad and phone and same. I alert customer service and they suspend my account saying it’s a bug. They don’t fix it.

I kept getting nuisance contacts through LinkedIn so I discontinued my membership over 10 years ago. But I am STILL being contacted by many people who found my information on LinkedIn because I am supposedly still active. I have tried to contact LinkedIn to be removed but the only way to contact them is to log on. When I try to do so, the response is that there is no account associated with my email and I have not found another way to contact them. So I'm on their list forever???

I have no idea how but I was charged for I'm not sure what. I’m not a premium member but was charged anyway. When reaching out to the slowest customer service through email with no help. It’s a ripoff!

LinkedIn is one of those vulture companies who will make it impossible for customers to get any assistance, let alone refund. Be careful with their free trial offer. If you miss to cancel on time, good luck on getting any type of support. No chat, email or phone number available on the website or app to assist with concerns. Not worth the hassle nor the money you will be losing.

I found 3 complete barriers in a company's on-Linkedin job application. Each time the webpage provided no way of answering the company's question yet demanded that I do so. Linkedin provided no way of reporting those flaws. Yet I continued to get email reminders from Linkedin to complete my application. These continued until long after the company stopped accepting applications. The company name was Exarca.

Linkedin may be the worst social site around. Why you might ask would I say this? Let's look at what I see since they were acquired by Microsoft Corp., a company with poorly made products and terrible technology. They are cheap and get infected constantly. They have the worst support of any company online today, and most people don't use their programming language anymore, with only 7.7% of sites using it. Finally, most people prefer stability, and Microsoft Corp. is far from that.

I could have reviewed any of them-They are all insufficient in the information provided to the job searcher. They all put the necessary information towards the bottom of the listing, so you waste your time. They could all put the "key" words right at the top, or in the title. I chose to review LI, because I expected better results & responses from the recruiters, but that is not true. It would be nice if the job board sites had strict requirements for the HR people submitting the job descriptions

Big company and large networks. Provides employee and employer (hiring) professional history and background. High profile employers and colleges can reach you in future by looking at your current profile.

I have been in the executive search business for over 10 years and the CEO of two firms with greater than 10 employees at each. Our new Linkedin sales representative is rude, rigid and does not have a problem solving mentality. His supervisor was worse, not willing to even speak to us. The supervisor sent a curt rude message basically saying take it or leave it. Our last LI sales representative was incredible--warm, helpful, etc. Linkedin is clearly now snubbing their nose at small businesses.

Awful site. Avoid LinkedIn at all costs. Absolutely Disgraceful. You are able to post jobs on there for free. They removed my profile with no evidence provided and I am unable to get it back. I contacted them on Twitter and they have sent me a link to fill in but I doubt the account will be re activated. There appears to be a number of job posted on the platform which are non existent. I received false negative feedback from said companies and when I questioned them about their lies they refuse to reply back to my emails.

I am a small business owner and I am in need of more employees. I posted a help wanted ad on their site. I had to pay for this service, it was very easy to set up from my phone, when I decided to stop advertising I was unable to cancel the posting with my phone. It kept telling me I needed desktop to cancel. I emailed them but no response except the money taken out of my account so I contested the payment and they returned the 60 odd dollars and I thought I paused everything until today when they took $103 out of my account. I had to get a new card to stop them from taking my money. I also didn't get 1 response from their posting. I don't recommend that you use this service

I made a post relating a personal experience about how the economic lockdowns have affected my business. Apparently, LinkedIn saw this as a political post and banned my account for 2 and a half months for "violating their standards." Linkedin has become as censoring as Facebook and other social media platforms in the area of free speech. This is appalling, and is indicative of how China-owned Microsoft is top-down imposing its policies on Linkedin!

This site is designed for professional networking. If you are good at professional networking and follow up, they will block you!! What good is the site? You can have a small professional networking group but if you are actually good at networking, this site is not for you. Especially if they are doing their job & can see all networking is professional & they still cancel you! Extremely disappointing professional social network!

I pay $6,000 a year for a single LinkedIn Recruiter seat. I travel between the West Coast and the Midwest and whenever I attempt to log into LinkedIn from a new location I get locked out of my account. I get locked out of my account constantly, despite using the correct 2-step authentication process they force on me. You can't file a support ticket unless you are logged into your account but I CAN'T LOG INTO MY ACCOUNT to get support. It is the most frustrating experience I have encountered. What exactly am I paying for???

To begin with, I had a paid subscription. They sent me an email saying I needed to "update my payment information" or I would lose my "premium" account... Well seeing I did not want to renew, I did not update this info... Somehow they got my new card info and charged me anyway... Now for their content "Script Nazis" If you post or make a comment on a post, that goes against "their agenda narrative", they will "censor" you or even close your account. This will be done even if you "pay" for a premium account... Nope, they do not refund. They have no clear policy, just a bunch of "word stuff", they will interpret the way, they wish. They censor the truth, when it does not fit their narrative... Hey, but you can open a profile be an "Out House CEO", Be Colonel Urinal leading a squad of Commode Commandos.

Updated on 09/28/2021: The censors are changed daily per the mood of LinkedIn that day. I closed my account for they allow fake profiles and trolls. You are bombarded with sexual harassment but they do nothing. Now a month later and their incompetents continues as I am still getting harassed by their messages daily. They should be charged with all the horrors they put on clients. Sued for premiums on services NEVER rendered. Just an absolutely nightmarish platform. Heed the warning for many actual professional platforms out there LinkedIn is more or less Facebook on steroids.

I have been a LinkedIn member for a long time with a huge network. I have changed my profile picture to my business ethics mascot. They disapproved and blocked my account. Don't waste your $$ on the premium level. I'm part of an investment group of five whom has established a portfolio of gold, silver, Gems, art, among other diversities in a global portfolio. We don't need LinkedIn anyway. Our group doesn't go outside the network.

My company signed up for premium recruitment services with LinkedIn for a year, paid quarterly. When the pandemic hit, I reached out to LinkedIn's billing team, comprising of Francis **, Keelan ** and May **, to restructure the last quarter of payment with LinkedIn. None of them showed any interest or sympathy to help a long-standing customer, while I received an email from LinkedIn saying: "Helping you navigate this time is a priority for us.“ When our business normalized and I wanted to settle our outstanding balance, the billing department ignored my messages and instead of working with me, they sent the outstanding invoice to a collection agency. Really bad experience.

I am a retired 83 year old who does not want or need LinkedIn learning. On May 8th I was offered free "Learning" but never took up this offer. Today I was told that LinkedIn Ireland had taken £24.98 from me by PayPal. Since my so called and unwanted "Free Trial " ended today I tried to contact LinkedIn Ireland to recover my money. As you might already know, however, all the contact details for LinkedIn do not work. I am surprised that LinkedIn has degenerated to the extent that it now resorts to scamming the elderly.

My account was restricted. I contacted customer support three separate times to get this fixed since I never broke the TOS or at least know why I was banned, but I don't think they even know why I was banned. First they told me I was banned because of a "misrepresented identity". After escalation since that never happened, I was then told it wasn't because of a misrepresented identity, but they still wouldn't tell me what part of the TOS I broke. Don't use LinkedIn, they can just remove anyone's accounts for any reason, even if they simply don't want them there.

This website advertises posting a job if employers are hiring. I post to hire a marketer for my medical clinic. They asked me about my credit card information and address, name, and much more. After 2 hours, I found they block my account and asked me to send them my Driver's license photo. I called them more than 5 times and sent the messages and no reply for days. I sent them my Driver's license photo because they have my Credit card and they charge me $21 per day and I can't even log in to the website to stop it. After I sent my driver's license they sent me an email and asking for my passport too. This is a very fishy act. This is fraud to force people to send them their government-issued documents and doesn't let people close their account and they keep the people credit card information and charge them daily for the account that they restricted them.

There is no Help Desk of ANY kind. Options they say they provide Never work - Ex. I don't want to get "Ads", and even though I say I don't want them and yet I am constantly having to block the posters. I'm daily getting deluged with ads that take me 30 minutes to clean out. I get the feeling from LinkedIn that they think they are doing me a 'favor' by sending me ads by people, organizations, etc. That I don't know and don't have any interest in. There is a LOT of political posting on the site and I have begun to realize that Linkedin is run by Democrats. If you post anything or follow anything that THEY don't agree with - you are branded as a "Hater". What are political ads and posting doing on that site anyway???? If you "connect" with someone, they assume automatically that you want to follow them.

This review is about the protection of our 1st Amendment right. I thought about how to write this review over the last two weeks. If you are looking for a professional website that respects your freedom of speech, then LinkedIn is not for you. I have been a member for almost 9 years, in the beginning, LinkedIn was a professional business website that respected its customers. Over the last few years that has changed, and without warning my account was restricted. I do not know the reason why, nor do I care. I have not said or done anything that was offensive or disrespectful. This form of censorship is unacceptable and should not be allowed.