Blocking a member on LinkedIn immediately severs the connection between your profiles. Neither person can view the other's profile or send messages. LinkedIn keeps the block private, so the blocked member receives no notification. Depending on your privacy settings, some public information might still be visible. This article relies on LinkedIn Help documentation to outline the process, effects, and boundaries of blocking.
How Blocking Works on LinkedIn
When you block a member, both parties lose access to each other's profiles, messaging, and shared content. Any existing connection is deleted. Endorsements and recommendations between the accounts vanish. LinkedIn stops suggesting the blocked member in connection recommendations and removes both users from each other's "Who's Viewed Your Profile" lists. If you run a newsletter, a blocked subscriber stops receiving it. Only the person who initiated the block can reverse it by unblocking the member.
Step-by-Step: Blocking on Desktop and Mobile
To block someone on LinkedIn from a desktop browser, open their profile, click the More button under their profile photo, select Report/Block, choose Block with the member's name, and confirm. On iOS or Android, open the profile, tap the More icon in the top right, select Report or Block (or Report/Block on Android), tap Block with the member's name, and confirm in the pop-up window.
If you want to unblock someone, go to the Me icon, select Settings and Privacy, open the Visibility section, and choose Blocking. There, you can find the blocked member and select Unblock. LinkedIn Help notes that after unblocking, you must wait 48 hours before blocking the same member again.
What If the Block Option Is Missing?
LinkedIn Help points out that the Block option might not appear if you share certain groups or events with the member. To restore the option, leave any event the member organizes or remove them from events you organize. Likewise, leave groups the member owns or admins, or remove them from groups you manage. After making these changes, revisit the profile to access the Report/Block menu. Group members cannot block group admins.
Limits and Remaining Visibility
LinkedIn does not cap the number of members you can block, but if you have blocked over 2,000 members, unblocking requires LinkedIn support. After unblocking, recommendations from that member cannot be restored. You cannot block members who view your profile in private mode, and group members cannot block group admins.
Blocked members may still see your public profile, public group posts, and comments on Top Voices posts. Adjusting your public profile settings can reduce this visibility. Content from a blocked member may also show up in your feed if mutual connections share it. Cached data may remain visible in the mobile app until you sign out and back in.
Blocking and Comment Moderation
Blocking applies to individual members. To handle spam or unwanted comments on your posts, you can delete, report, or restrict who can comment. Company page admins can delete comments on company posts. LinkedIn Help states you can block members and company profiles from commenting on your posts, but there is no setting that automatically deletes spam comments.
Unconfirmed Details and Version Differences
LinkedIn Help does not clarify how quickly a block takes effect or how the menu appears in the current interface. The main overview article was last updated about two years before October 25, 2026, and the step-by-step guide about two months before that date. Users should check their own accounts for the most current menu options before relying on specific interface details.
Frequently Asked Questions
- LinkedIn does not notify a member when they are blocked, except in cases where a LinkedIn Recruiter account is shared with that person.
- There is no stated limit to the number of people you can block, but unblocking after 2,000 blocks requires LinkedIn support.
- After unblocking a member, you must wait 48 hours before blocking them again.
