How to block someone on Linkedin

In Linkedin you can create a series of personal and professional contacts of great interest; However, if you want to block someone on Linkedin so they can not see your profile, send messages or receive your ratings, you can do it quickly and easily.

In we teach you step by step how to block someone in Linkedin and delete it, as well, from your network of professional contacts.

Steps to follow:

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The first thing you have to do to know how to block someone on Linkedin is to log in to your account and look up the profile of this person in particular.

When you have your profile in front of you, you must pass the cursor over the arrow in the downward direction; You will find this arrow next to the option highlighted in blue "Send a message", as we show you in the screenshot.

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When you pass the cursor over this arrow, a drop-down menu will appear with different options: the last one is the one that offers you the option of "Block or Report"; You must select it in order to proceed to block the contact in Linkedin .

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Then, a box will appear in the center of the screen, indicating the two possible options you can choose: either block or denounce. Together with them, Linkedin offers you a series of explanations so that you understand what you will cause by carrying out this option.

If you want to block someone on Linkedin you must choose the first option, as you will see in the attached image.

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If you want to block someone on Linkedin you must keep in mind that you will not be able to perform the following actions:

  • You will not be able to access his profile on Linkedin, nor will he be able to consult yours.
  • You will not be able to send any message, nor he to you.
  • You will no longer be connected in your network of contacts.
  • The validations and / or recommendations that you had of that contact, would be removed from your profile on Linkedin .

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Aspects to keep in mind to know how to block someone in Linkedin :

  • The contact you have blocked will not be informed of the block you have made.
  • Anonymous users can continue to see your profile on Linkedin : there is still no way to block this user from accessing your data.
  • The blocking of someone on Linkedin can only take place from a desktop PC; from a mobile device or a tablet this option is not yet developed.

If you prefer, instead of blocking someone on Linkedin, you can delete it as a contact: in the following article you can read how to delete a Linkedin contact.