Insulting or harassing someone
LinkedIn may take the video down.
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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.
What LinkedIn says
“We remove content that personally attacks, intimidates, shames, bullies, disparages other LinkedIn members, or is otherwise abusive or uncivil.”
We last checked this against LinkedIn's page on .
How to fix it
Criticize ideas or actions, not the person; remove insults.
Good to know
Calling a named person 'stupid' or 'idiot', mocking someone's weight or looks. Sharp criticism of public figures, policies and organizations is allowed if it does not insult or vilify.
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.
- 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: not for this rule
Sounds other than speech, such as music, aren't checked.
Related LinkedIn rules
Platforms change their rules often. This page sums up what LinkedIn publishes; it isn't legal advice.