LinkedIn Is a Sales Floor With a Résumé Section
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On June 4, 2026, LinkedIn said it was working to cut down on generic AI posts and automated comments. Six days later, it announced Creator Marketplace, a tool for brands to find creators and pay to promote their posts. LinkedIn’s feed update · Creator Marketplace
LinkedIn’s Sales Navigator lets sellers save profiles as leads and contact prospects through InMail. Thought Leader Ads let companies pay to promote a member’s public post with that member’s permission. Sales Navigator · Thought Leader Ads
In my inbox, “Great to connect” can lead straight to a demo for software that fixes a problem I’m just now learning I have. By the third follow-up, we have a history. He’s circling back, and I’m letting down a man I’ve never met.
A laid-off Microsoft manager told Business Insider he began posting regularly after seeing recruiters and career coaches stress the importance of a personal brand. In the same August story, a ghostwriting firm said it had quoted a client $8,400 a month to write LinkedIn posts for three employees. Business Insider
I get why somebody looking for work plays along. Once you’re expected to sound profound on a schedule, a jammed printer can become a five-part series on resilience. What I hear is, “Look at me. I have advice about absolutely nothing. Agree?” The first “Great insight” could come from a bot or the guy who’s supposed to fix the printer.
A video I posted about adopting monsters got the sort of reception you’d hope for if you were launching a startup. People said they could get behind the project. I was flattered until I pictured having to explain the two-pet limit to a monster.
I followed it with a video asking for help after a unicorn and a dinosaur fell out of a truck. The views came in, and I started refreshing the page like I’d promised shareholders a strong quarter. Somebody who wanted to help and somebody who watched long enough to text a friend “Get a load of this asshole” looked the same in the view count. My account was later restricted, and the traffic dried up.
Germany’s Society for Civil Rights filed a complaint with Ireland’s media regulator in April 2025 over LinkedIn’s explanations for moderation decisions. The group said LinkedIn’s entries in an EU database often cited broad policy categories with little detail about why a particular post crossed the line. Society for Civil Rights complaint · Filing date
That October, digital rights group 7amleh reported that LinkedIn users who posted about Palestinian rights described repeated or prolonged account restrictions. Most participants said they held back from posting for fear of losing job opportunities or facing restrictions. 7amleh report
LinkedIn says it generally tells members how their content violated its rules and offers an appeal when it removes a post. The company told New York’s attorney general it removed 8,622 items and limited the visibility of 5,691 worldwide under its false or misleading content policy in the first half of 2026. It granted 20 of the 561 appeals it reported in that category. LinkedIn’s enforcement policy · New York filing
A post can stay up and still leave its author wondering who’s seeing it. In November 2025, The Guardian reported that some women said their reach grew after they presented themselves as men or adopted a more masculine writing style. Results varied, and LinkedIn says it excludes gender and pronouns from feed ranking. The Guardian’s reporting · LinkedIn’s response
A notice that leaves people guessing why a post came down is a good way to turn a moderation dispute into an argument about censorship. If you use LinkedIn to find clients or a job, the explanation for a restriction may be the most important message the company sends you. I’d like it to be at least as specific as the sales pitches that find me.
A person who knows who’s hiring can change somebody’s week with a quick introduction. A person who wants the feed to know how much they believe in introductions can spend all morning choosing a cover slide.
The dinosaur is still open to work. He’d appreciate an introduction to anybody with an opening and a working seat belt.
LinkedIn’s Sales Navigator lets sellers save profiles as leads and contact prospects through InMail. Thought Leader Ads let companies pay to promote a member’s public post with that member’s permission. Sales Navigator · Thought Leader Ads
In my inbox, “Great to connect” can lead straight to a demo for software that fixes a problem I’m just now learning I have. By the third follow-up, we have a history. He’s circling back, and I’m letting down a man I’ve never met.
A laid-off Microsoft manager told Business Insider he began posting regularly after seeing recruiters and career coaches stress the importance of a personal brand. In the same August story, a ghostwriting firm said it had quoted a client $8,400 a month to write LinkedIn posts for three employees. Business Insider
I get why somebody looking for work plays along. Once you’re expected to sound profound on a schedule, a jammed printer can become a five-part series on resilience. What I hear is, “Look at me. I have advice about absolutely nothing. Agree?” The first “Great insight” could come from a bot or the guy who’s supposed to fix the printer.
A video I posted about adopting monsters got the sort of reception you’d hope for if you were launching a startup. People said they could get behind the project. I was flattered until I pictured having to explain the two-pet limit to a monster.
I followed it with a video asking for help after a unicorn and a dinosaur fell out of a truck. The views came in, and I started refreshing the page like I’d promised shareholders a strong quarter. Somebody who wanted to help and somebody who watched long enough to text a friend “Get a load of this asshole” looked the same in the view count. My account was later restricted, and the traffic dried up.
Germany’s Society for Civil Rights filed a complaint with Ireland’s media regulator in April 2025 over LinkedIn’s explanations for moderation decisions. The group said LinkedIn’s entries in an EU database often cited broad policy categories with little detail about why a particular post crossed the line. Society for Civil Rights complaint · Filing date
That October, digital rights group 7amleh reported that LinkedIn users who posted about Palestinian rights described repeated or prolonged account restrictions. Most participants said they held back from posting for fear of losing job opportunities or facing restrictions. 7amleh report
LinkedIn says it generally tells members how their content violated its rules and offers an appeal when it removes a post. The company told New York’s attorney general it removed 8,622 items and limited the visibility of 5,691 worldwide under its false or misleading content policy in the first half of 2026. It granted 20 of the 561 appeals it reported in that category. LinkedIn’s enforcement policy · New York filing
A post can stay up and still leave its author wondering who’s seeing it. In November 2025, The Guardian reported that some women said their reach grew after they presented themselves as men or adopted a more masculine writing style. Results varied, and LinkedIn says it excludes gender and pronouns from feed ranking. The Guardian’s reporting · LinkedIn’s response
A notice that leaves people guessing why a post came down is a good way to turn a moderation dispute into an argument about censorship. If you use LinkedIn to find clients or a job, the explanation for a restriction may be the most important message the company sends you. I’d like it to be at least as specific as the sales pitches that find me.
A person who knows who’s hiring can change somebody’s week with a quick introduction. A person who wants the feed to know how much they believe in introductions can spend all morning choosing a cover slide.
The dinosaur is still open to work. He’d appreciate an introduction to anybody with an opening and a working seat belt.
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