Hate speech, slurs or hate symbols

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RemovalHow serious: SeriousLinkedInHate and harassment

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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.

What LinkedIn says

“Hate speech, symbols, and groups are prohibited on LinkedIn.”
LinkedIn, Help: Hateful and derogatory content
Official source: linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/137378

We last checked this against LinkedIn's page on .

How to fix it

Remove slurs, stereotypes and hateful symbols.

Good to know

Slurs used in counter-speech, reclamation or personal accounts of discrimination may be labelled rather than removed.

Can FYProof spot it?

A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown, what's said, the words on screen, the caption and the hashtags. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.

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  • 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

Platforms change their rules often. This page sums up what LinkedIn publishes; it isn't legal advice.

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