Report or block a profile

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Reporting an inappropriate profile

1. On the profile of the user you want to report, press the More button ··· and click Report.
2. Select a reason for the report and press Submit.

   Reason	Description
   False information about education, work experience, or credentials	A company they never worked at is listed as work experience, or a degree or certificate they never earned is posted.
   An account that uses someone else’s name, photo, or career history	An impersonation account that pretends to be another person.
   An account that appears to belong to a user under 15	The user appears to be below the minimum signup age set in the Terms of Service.
   Discriminatory language in the bio or elsewhere	The profile contains expressions that demean a group or person because of race, gender, religion, and so on.
   Free text (up to 500 characters)	Enter your own reason in 500 characters or less if none of the reasons above apply.

3. The profile you reported is hidden from your screen right away, and the report is handled after an internal review by our operations team.

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Blocking a profile

• Their content is no longer recommended in your Feed.
• You no longer receive notifications about their activity.
• If you were following them, you are unfollowed.
• Neither of you can send messages to the other.

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Unblocking a profile

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Reporting a chat

1. Right-click the message you want to report, or press and hold it on mobile, and select Report User.
2. Select a reason for the report and press Submit.

   Reason	Description
   Insulting language toward another person	You received a message that puts you down with profanity, slander, or ridicule.
   Requests for money transfers, phishing links, and the like	Someone asks you to send money on the pretext of an investment or a loan, or sends a link meant to steal your personal information.
   Bulk or irrelevant advertising messages	You repeatedly receive promotional messages that have nothing to do with the conversation.
   Offensive or sexually explicit language or images	You received language or images that are sexually degrading.
   Free text (up to 500 characters)	Enter your own reason in 500 characters or less if none of the reasons above apply.

3. The message you reported is hidden from your screen right away, and the report is handled after an internal review by our operations team.

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Reporting an impersonated profile