Threats or praise of violence
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What triggers it
Threatening or inciting violence, supporting violent or criminal groups, or glorifying violence.
What LinkedIn says
“We don’t allow threatening or inciting violence of any kind.”
We last checked this against LinkedIn's page on .
How to fix it
Remove the threat or glorification.
Good to know
Direct or veiled threats, 'someone should hurt them', praising attacks or gangs. Figures of speech with no real target ('this deadline is killing me') do not count.
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