What gets a LinkedIn video taken down or shown to fewer people
36 rules from LinkedIn's own policy and help pages, in plain words: what triggers each one, what LinkedIn says, and a link to the page.
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At a glance
What happens to a video that breaks one of these LinkedIn rules, and how many rules lead there.
23 rules:Taken downMostly about hate and harassment; engagement bait; minors' safety.
9 rules:Shown to fewer peopleMostly about spam and misleading tricks; engagement bait; misinformation.
3 rules:Labeled or needs a disclosureMostly about AI-generated or altered media; sponsored posts and ads.
1 rule:OtherMostly about low quality and video format.
By topic
Engagement bait3
Hate and harassment3
Nudity and sexual content3
Spam and misleading tricks3
AI-generated or altered media2
Minors' safety2
Misinformation2
Violence and gore2
Animal welfare1
Health claims1
Impersonation1
Low quality and video format1
Other copyrighted material1
Politics and elections1
Privacy1
Regulated goods1
Reposted or unoriginal videos1
Scams and fraud1
Self-harm and eating disorders1
Sponsored posts and ads1
Swearing and crude language1
Violent extremism1
Other2
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What gets a video taken down
01RemovalNudity and sexual content
Nudity or sexual activity
What triggers it: Exposed genitals, female breasts or buttocks, sexual activity (real, simulated or implied), or sexually gratifying material.
“We don’t allow content that depicts exposed human genitalia, female breasts, and/or human buttocks. We also don’t allow content that depicts, describes, or facilitates access to sexually gratifying material.”
What triggers it: Images or video of an unclothed child shared with good intentions (bath time, beach, newborn photos).
“while we recognize that there may be instances where people share images of non-sexualized child nudity with good intentions, we generally remove these images due to the potential of misappropriation and abuse by others.”
What triggers it: Mutilated or dead bodies, blood and gore, bodily fluids or waste, or realistic severe violence (murder, torture, beatings, mass shootings).
“We remove depictions of extreme violence, along with image or video content that is excessively gory, gruesome, or disturbingly shocking.”
What triggers it: Abusive language or profanity aimed at people, insulting someone's intelligence or appearance, wishing death or suffering, comparing people to Nazis or predators, trolling.
“We remove content that personally attacks, intimidates, shames, bullies, disparages other LinkedIn members, or is otherwise abusive or uncivil.”
What triggers it: Attacking or dehumanizing people for race, ethnicity, national origin, caste, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, age or disability; slurs; hate symbols; Holocaust or US slavery denial.
“Hate speech, symbols, and groups are prohibited on LinkedIn.”
Selling weapons, drugs, alcohol, gambling or fakes
What triggers it: Direct-to-purchase links or private contact info to buy weapons, recreational drugs, prescription drugs, alcohol or tobacco, gambling services, counterfeit or pirated goods, fake documents or certifications.
“We remove content that promotes, distributes, facilitates access to, or attempts to sell illegal or otherwise restricted goods and services.”
Harmful false claims (elections, emergencies, war footage)
What triggers it: Demonstrably false claims likely to cause harm: wrong voting time, place or eligibility; panic-inducing emergency rumors; footage misattributed as evidence of abuses or conflict.
“We remove specific claims, presented as fact, that are demonstrably false or substantially misleading and likely to cause harm.”
What triggers it: Promoting harmful remedies or miracle cures, discouraging professional medical advice, or contradicting local health authorities or the WHO (incl. vaccine safety falsehoods).
“Content that promotes harmful remedies or miracle cures, or otherwise discourages individuals from seeking or heeding professional medical advice”
What triggers it: Pyramid or Ponzi schemes, cash flips, high-return investment scams, money muling, too-good-to-be-true job offers, phishing links or requests for payment details.
“We remove phishing links, malware, known or suspected scam content, and fraudulent content and permanently restrict the accounts of known fraudsters or scammers.”
What triggers it: Emoji or reaction polls, posts that misrepresent LinkedIn features (e.g. 'double-tap to...'), or chain-letter posts asking for likes, reactions and shares.
“Posts that misrepresent the functionality of the LinkedIn platform (e.g. double-tap feature) to artificially increase engagement”
What triggers it: Agreeing in advance with others to like, comment or reshare each other's posts, or using browser extensions, scripts or tools to post comments.
“We actively limit the reach of inauthentic activity, including engagement pods and automated comments, by using technology and human review to help detect suspicious behavior, sometimes reducing reach, and taking action when policies...”
What triggers it: Content that is false or substantially misleading but not likely to cause harm (e.g. made-up stats, fake quotes attributed to famous people).
“Content that is false or substantially misleading but not likely to cause harm is not eligible for distribution beyond the author’s network.”
19Needs a disclosure labelAI-generated or altered media
Deepfake of a real person without disclosure
What triggers it: Synthetic or manipulated media (AI face/voice, doctored video) showing a person saying or doing something they didn't, without clearly disclosing that it is fake or altered.
“Do not share synthetic or manipulated media that depicts a person saying something they did not say or doing something they did not do without clearly disclosing the fake or altered nature of the material.”
What triggers it: Endorsing a product, service or person in exchange for money, free products or services, or a personal or family relationship, without a clear and conspicuous notice.
“Do not share content or endorse someone or something in exchange for personal benefit (including personal or family relationships, monetary payment, free products or services, or other value), unless you have included a clear and...”