I’m reducing my LinkedIn presence.
I’ve come to realise I don’t really benefit from a presence on LinkedIn. It attracts spam, scams, and unwanted messages. It also doesn’t help me find work – I’ve gotten more work from Bluesky than LinkedIn!
The content on LinkedIn is not useful to me. The people I care about are more present on other platforms, and I get more AI prose and images in my feed than I do genuine content. The relevant information I do get is often false, with there being a lot of accessibility slop in particular.
LinkedIn is run by Microsoft and cosy with the United States’ regime. It has removed protections for transgender individuals and fails to properly moderate misinformation. The platform actively penalises certain content, such that I don’t feel free to say what I want or to link freely.
LinkedIn also absolutely chugs whenever I try to use it. Perhaps that is related to scanning everyone’s computers for installed browser extensions. The site is very poorly optimised for mobile and consistently pushes me to use the app.
I’m not leaving entirely, as having an account makes it easier to combat accounts that steal my work, and having no presence on the platform can prove a red flag for some. I have cleared out my profile, though. If you wish to contact me or want to keep up with what I’m doing, my site has all you need.