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The questions asked most often, each with a verdict from what LinkedIn and its people have said.

Do links in my post hurt reach?LinkedIn hasn't said whether adding an external link to a post automatically reduces its reach. LinkedIn’s Help guidance recommends sharing your LinkedIn articles in posts to give those articles additional reach.LinkedIn Help and LinkedIn Engineering · Mar 2026

Recent changes

Where the newest sources say something different from what came before.

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  1. September 2026

    1. Creator analytics

      Post analytics added a tip when content receives enough feedback marking it as AI slop.

    2. Comments

      LinkedIn added member reports of AI slop to help inform the classifiers that limit generic, inauthentic content.

    3. Comments

      LinkedIn added member reports of AI slop to help inform the classifiers that limit generic, inauthentic content.

  2. June 2026

    1. Member engagement

      LinkedIn extends its crackdown on low-substance content to automated comments and replies that merely restate posts, and specifies reduced distribution beyond the immediate network for generic AI content.

    2. Comments

      Limited distribution expanded beyond automated comments to AI-generated responses that merely repeat a post or lack a clear perspective.

  3. May 2026

    1. Reach

      The planned reduction of generic content is refined to specify that AI content lacking a clear perspective receives less distribution beyond the author’s immediate network.

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