As if they weren't already doing it without your permission.
this post was submitted on 22 Sep 2025
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I fucking hate this. Fuck social network companies.
Assuming you need to keep your account for work, here are the direct links:
- Go to this page and turn it off: https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/d/settings/data-for-ai-improvement
- Submit this form: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/TS-DPRO
In addition:
- check this page for other privacy settings: https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/d/categories/privacy
- Delete unnecessary personal information:
Profile image>Manage>Posts and ActivityProfile image>View Profile> remove anything you don't need to include- Go to this page and delete old resumes: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/application-settings/
Thanks !
Soon as I got the email, I read through it, clicked the link, and disabled that. And then later shared direct quotes around (through WhatsApp Status. Unfortunate, but it's the only means I have to quickly get to as many people — without directly spamming messages around)