Asking for likes, comments or follows
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What triggers it
Explicitly asking for likes, shares, comments or follows: 'Like if you agree!', reaction-vote polls, tagging people for attention, unrelated sharing requests, exaggeration, or irrelevant hashtags.
What LinkedIn says
“Content or actions that explicitly ask for likes, shares, comments, or follows. Examples include reaction-vote polls (e.g. “Like if you agree!”), tagging for attention, unrelated sharing requests, posts exaggerating information, or...”
We last checked this against LinkedIn's page on .
How to fix it
Drop the engagement request; ask a real question instead and use only relevant hashtags.
Good to know
'Comment YES', 'like for part 2', 'react with heart for A', 'follow for more', hashtags unrelated to the topic. Asking for genuine opinions to start a discussion is allowed. The rule is about irrelevant hashtags, not a set number.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's said, the words on screen, the caption and the hashtags. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: not for this rule
- Speech: looked at for this rule
- On-screen text: looked at for this rule
- Caption: looked at for this rule
- Hashtags: looked at for this rule
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Related LinkedIn rules
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