{"id":279,"date":"2021-10-02T15:59:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T15:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/?p=279"},"modified":"2021-10-05T16:59:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T16:59:09","slug":"what-happens-when-you-block-someone-on-linkedin-tested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/what-happens-when-you-block-someone-on-linkedin-tested\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happens When You Block Someone On LinkedIn? (Tested)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When you block someone on LinkedIn, it would be a mistake to think that all of your details are completely hidden from that person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They can no longer send you private messages or view your full LinkedIn profile. But old message content is not removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their recommendations and endorsements are deleted. However, if you tagged them in a post, their name is not removed from the content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because what happens when you block someone isn\u2019t obvious, I tested the effects using two LinkedIn accounts. Read on for the full details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-660eb1bb9bc70\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-660eb1bb9bc70\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/what-happens-when-you-block-someone-on-linkedin-tested\/#How_I_Tested_What_Happens_When_You_Block_Someone_On_LinkedIn\" title=\"How I Tested What Happens When You Block Someone On LinkedIn\">How I Tested What Happens When You Block Someone On LinkedIn<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/what-happens-when-you-block-someone-on-linkedin-tested\/#People_Are_Not_Notified_When_You_Block_Them_On_LinkedIn\" title=\"People Are Not Notified When You Block Them On LinkedIn\">People Are Not Notified When You Block Them On LinkedIn<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/what-happens-when-you-block-someone-on-linkedin-tested\/#What_Happens_When_You_Block_Someone_On_LinkedIn\" title=\"What Happens When You Block Someone On LinkedIn?\">What Happens When You Block Someone On LinkedIn?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/what-happens-when-you-block-someone-on-linkedin-tested\/#What_Happens_If_Someone_Blocks_You_On_LinkedIn\" title=\"What Happens If Someone Blocks You On LinkedIn?\">What Happens If Someone Blocks You On LinkedIn?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_I_Tested_What_Happens_When_You_Block_Someone_On_LinkedIn\"><\/span>How I Tested What Happens When You Block Someone On LinkedIn<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I tested what happens when you block someone on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> by using two accounts on the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To run the test, I made the two accounts interact in several ways before one blocked the other:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Each account viewed the other profile<\/li><li>Made a first-degree connection between them<\/li><li>Sent a few messages back and forth<\/li><li>Each account gave a recommendation to the other<\/li><li>Each shared content and tagged the other person in the post<\/li><li>Both accounts added a \u201clike\u201d to a post on the other account<\/li><li>Both accounts commented on a post by the other account<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Each account received a notification for these activities. This begs the question \u2013 will a blocking action send a notification? Wait and see \u2013 that\u2019s part of the test!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because some activities take a bit of time to show up in LinkedIn\u2019s data, I waited 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Then I used one member\u2019s account to block the other.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our separate article on <a href=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/block-someone-on-linkedin-without-viewing-their-profile\/\">how to block people on LinkedIn without them knowing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My testing didn\u2019t include all interactions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The activities that I tested are the most typical ways that people interact with each other on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were a few actions that I didn\u2019t include in the test because they are less common for most people\u2019s use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, people can subscribe to a newsletter that you set up on the platform. I didn\u2019t bother going as far as setting up a newsletter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"People_Are_Not_Notified_When_You_Block_Them_On_LinkedIn\"><\/span>People Are Not Notified When You Block Them On LinkedIn<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My testing confirmed that members aren\u2019t notified when you block them on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The person who is blocked is not sent a message. No details about the activity appear in the Notifications list.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Happens_When_You_Block_Someone_On_LinkedIn\"><\/span>What Happens When You Block Someone On LinkedIn?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you block someone on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>, the platform deletes or hides a variety of data from both of your accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is what is deleted or hidden:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>likes on your posts from that person are removed<\/li><li>comments on your posts from that person are removed<\/li><li>connections and follow status are removed<\/li><li>the blocked member is removed from your \u201cPeople Who Viewed You\u201d list<\/li><li>recommendations or endorsements from this person are deleted<\/li><li>private messages from that person are hidden<\/li><li>if you tagged their name in a post, the name remains but the profile link is removed<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Interestingly, my testing showed that not all data about these events are deleted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the counts were unchanged, although any identifying details were removed. Read on for the results of the tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Likes and comments on posts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This didn\u2019t work quite perfectly but it was effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I looked at a post that the other account had liked and commented on, I still saw that there was one like and \u201c1 comment\u201d on the post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201c1 comment\u201d is a link that should show the comment. But when I clicked on the link, no comments were displayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, the details about who left the like had disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connections and follows are removed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This data was completely removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The count of followers that is shown under the account profile went down by one, so there was no evidence left that the blocked person had ever followed the account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, there is no sign that the member was ever connected with this account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Identifying details removed from your \u201cPeople Who Viewed You\u201d List<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the accounts had only been viewed by the other test account before the blocking event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When one account blocked the other, all identifying details were removed from the People Who Viewed You list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the event itself was still shown in a summary that stated \u201c1 profile viewer in the past 90 days\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there were no details about that viewing person beneath the summary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/people_who_viewed_list_after_block.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/people_who_viewed_list_after_block.jpg 420w, https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/people_who_viewed_list_after_block-300x76.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommendations and endorsements are removed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Recommendations and endorsements completely disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was no evidence that the blocked member had ever provided them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Messages from the blocked person are partially hidden<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Messages from the blocked person aren\u2019t deleted from your inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, the content is hidden and the details of the person are removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"487\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/messages_after_blocking.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/messages_after_blocking.jpg 487w, https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/messages_after_blocking-300x83.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can choose to view the message content (and report it if you wish).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, even if you view the content \u2013 you still can\u2019t see the details of who sent it. The sender is shown as the generic \u201cLinkedIn Member\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The text of tagged names remain in posts but the profile link is removed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In this scenario, one account tagged the other in a post by using the @[name] format. This puts the member\u2019s name into the text and a link to their profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the account was blocked, the full name remained in the post. However, the link to the profile was removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is something to be aware of. <strong>You may want to go back and edit the post to remove the name in the text.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Happens_If_Someone_Blocks_You_On_LinkedIn\"><\/span>What Happens If Someone Blocks You On LinkedIn?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve looked at what\u2019s hidden or removed from the point of view of the account that did the blocking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what happens to the account that is blocked? Here is what the person you blocked cannot do:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Open your profile<\/li><li>Send you a message<\/li><li>See your shared content<\/li><li>Your comments are removed from their posts.<\/li><li>See you in their \u201cPeople You May Know\u201d list<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a lot of overlap with what I described earlier, but there are also some subtle differences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Messages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest difference is with messages between the two accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I stated in the previous section, the person who does the block can no longer see the blocked member\u2019s name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the blocked member\u2019s messages show the name of the person who blocked them along with other details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, the blocked account could see the photo, job title, and current company of the person who blocked them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if the blocked person clicks on the profile, they don\u2019t see any details. Instead, they see a message that the person is not available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/person_is_not_available.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-282\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can you tell?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our article on <a href=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/how-to-know-if-someone-blocked-you-on-linkedin\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"288\">how to know if another LinkedIn member has blocked you<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you block someone on LinkedIn, it would be a mistake to think that all of your details are completely hidden from that person. They can no longer send you private messages or view your full LinkedIn profile. But old message content is not removed. 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