How to See Blocked Profiles on LinkedIn

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Everyone who is pursuing a career, or is in the professional world should have a Linkedin account in today’s time. Like other things, technology has digitized job searches as well. LinkedIn provides a perfect space for job seekers and students to showcase their skills and for recruiters to select a perfect candidate for vacancies. Apart from that users can also share different content through posts.
Like other social media platforms linked also allows users to block and unblock other profiles. However, there are times when we block someone on a temporary basis or by mistake. So to unblock them, we have to dig deeper into settings. In this article, we have discussed the process to view and unblock LinkedIn profiles from both your phone and desktop.


How to See Blocked Profiles on LinkedIn from Phone

  1. Open the LinkedIn app on your Phone.
    linkedin mobile app

  2. Click on your profile icon at the top left corner of the screen and select settings.linkedin profile icon
    linkedin settings

  3. Under the Settings menu, go to the Visibility option.visibility

  4. In the Visibility settings, Click on Blocking.blocking setting

  5. After you openthe Blocking, you will be seeing the list of LinkedIn profiles that you have blocked. To unblock a profile, click on Unblock beside the profile name.
    blocked profile

  6. You will be prompted to enter your LinkedIn password to unblock the selected profile, so enter your password and click on Unblock XYZ (Profile Name).
    unblock profile


How to See Blocked Profiles on LinkedIn from Desktop

  1. Open Chrome or any other web browser on your desktop, and go to the following address https://www.linkedin.com/
    linkedin website

  2. Upon visiting the LinkedIn website, complete the Sign in process to access your account. You can use Sign in with Google for faster sign in.linkedin sign in

  3. After signing in to your LinkedIn account, click on your profile icon at the top and then select Settings & Privacy >Visibilty from the drop-down menu.
    linkedin settings
    visibility setting

  4. Next, scroll down and click on Blocking.

    blocking menu
  5. In the Blocking section, you will see the list of LinkedIn members that have been blocked. To unblock a profile, click on Unblock beside the profile name.blocked

  6. Now you will be asked to enter your LinkedIn password to unblock the profile, so type your password and click on Unblock member.unblock

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Abhishek Mahato

Exploring the realm of the internet is one of the leisure pursuits of Abhishek. He's is fond of gadgets & games, and likes to put his learnings into useful tech articles for you.