Giveaway, sweepstakes or contest
LinkedIn may take the video down.
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What triggers it
Running a sweepstakes, giveaway, lottery or contest on LinkedIn ('comment to win', 'tag 3 friends to enter').
What LinkedIn says
“You may not use LinkedIn to hold lotteries, contests, sweepstakes, or giveaways.”
We last checked this against LinkedIn's page on .
How to fix it
Run the giveaway elsewhere (e.g. your website) and don't use LinkedIn engagement as entries.
Good to know
'Win', 'giveaway', 'raffle', 'enter to win', 'winner announced Friday'.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's said, the words on screen and the caption. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
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- On-screen text: looked at for this rule
- Caption: looked at for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
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Related LinkedIn rules
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