Has anyone ever gotten a restricted LinkedIn account back?
My LinkedIn account was restricted a in May after LinkedIn determined I violated their User Agreement. I appealed multiple times and acknowledged my mistake.
The issue was that I had created additional accounts for private browsing. Due to personal circumstances at the time, I didn’t want to maintain a public online presence. I genuinely didn’t realize that opening multiple accounts violated LinkedIn’s policies. I wasn’t messaging people, posting content, or using the accounts for spam or anything like that I was mainly browsing profiles, job opportunities, and colleagues and would deactivate shortly after.
Since then, I’ve completed identity verification through Persona, updated my primary account with my profile picture, workplace information, and explained everything in my appeals. However, LinkedIn keeps responding that my account “will remain restricted” without ever clarifying whether that means permanently or if there’s any future review process or waiting period.
II’m starting professional/graduate school, so not having LinkedIn is becoming a real concern for networking and recruiting.
Has anyone here actually had a restricted account reinstated after multiple appeals? Or, if you received the same “will remain restricted” response, did LinkedIn ever clarify whether it was permanent?
I’d really appreciate hearing about any personal experiences.