Comments

Comments help personalize the LinkedIn feed because its systems track social actions such as commenting on another member's posts or articles and use that data to provide relevant content7. A 2017 LinkedIn blog post gave an example: a member saw a post because one of his connections had commented on it, and that led to a fellowship1. LinkedIn's Help Center tells creators to judge whether content resonates by looking first at the conversations it starts rather than only views, and recommends replying to article comments to build a community and reading them for ideas for the next article8.

To change who can comment on a shared post, go to the post, click the More icon on its upper right, click Who can comment on your post?, choose Anyone, Connections only (members you are directly connected with) or No one, and click Save4. LinkedIn's Help Center says you can change the setting before or after you share a post4. When you turn off comments, existing comments are not deleted, and the setting you choose is saved as the default for your future posts4. To report a comment on desktop, click the More icon on the right of the comment, choose the report option, then pick the reason that best fits in the “Why are you reporting this?” pop-up5. On mobile, tap the Comments below the post in the feed, tap More on the comment, tap Report and pick a reason, and LinkedIn says it removes reported items only if its team finds they break the User Agreement5. In August 2025, LinkedIn's DSA Systemic Risk Assessment Report said it would restrict members who repeatedly violate its Professional Community Policies from features including commenting and editing past comments14.

LinkedIn's Pressroom and Tim Jurka treat automated and inauthentic comments as a problem that shapes which comments readers see and who may keep commenting1516. Engagement pods, as Oscar Rodriguez described them, are coordinated groups who like, comment and share posts to boost virality17. In September 2025, Oscar Rodriguez wrote that LinkedIn was cracking down on third-party tools and reducing automated comments, which can affect how a poster's content is distributed17. LinkedIn's Pressroom defines automated comments as comments posted with a browser extension, script or third-party tool, without a human clicking the comment button, and says they are not allowed15. In March 2026, LinkedIn's Pressroom said detected automated comments may be left out of the “Most Relevant” comments and their authors restricted15. Tim Jurka wrote in March 2026 that LinkedIn is working to make engagement pods ineffective and curb comment automation, and that this is not about limiting reach or discouraging participation16. In June 2026, LinkedIn's Pressroom said it would also take action on comments posted at scale with automation tools and little or no human involvement, and on responses that only restate the post18. Laura Lorenzetti wrote in May 2026 that content that appears generated by AI and lacks clear perspective is less likely to be widely distributed beyond a person's immediate network, and that members can now filter comments and conversations in the feed to LinkedIn's 100M+ verified members19.