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Feed controls

Contents
  1. Following, unfollowing and muting sources
  2. Hiding posts and marking them not interesting
  3. Reporting content and reducing political posts
  4. How it has changed
  5. What you can do
  6. See also
  7. References

Feed controls are the tools LinkedIn gives members to shape what appears in their feed, such as following, unfollowing or muting people, companies and hashtags, hiding posts they don't want to see, and reporting content that breaks the rules123. Following a creator may bring their public posts into a member's feed, while unfollowing a source stops its content from appearing there4. In September 2026, Oscar Rodriguez's Pressroom guidance described choosing to see less political content and encouraged members to report suspected policy violations5. LinkedIn's blog announcements from 2017 to 2022 document the history of these controls678910.

Following, unfollowing and muting sources

LinkedIn's Help Center overview says there are multiple ways to customize and manage the feed1. Source-level controls decide whose posts reach a member's feed, and LinkedIn's Help Center says members can follow, unfollow or mute people and companies from desktop or the mobile app4. Changes made in the mobile app also apply on desktop, and the Following and followers page lists recommended sources to follow4. Following someone does not connect you to them, but a follower may see posts or articles you share publicly, and LinkedIn may recommend members who post engaging, professionally relevant content as people to follow4. LinkedIn Help says the three-dot menu lets members mute people or company pages to reduce content from those sources11; LinkedIn's 2021 blog guide said a member could mute an individual or Page that might show up because a connection commented on, reacted to or reshared their content, and could mute and unmute a conversation at any time9.

Hiding posts and marking them not interesting

LinkedIn's Help Center says the available post controls differ by the type of content being viewed3. Some options remove a single post, while others reduce content from a specific person, Page or company3. Choosing Not interested removes the post; LinkedIn's Help Center lists it as the option for seeing fewer similar posts and says the feedback may be used to improve future feed recommendations3. Wei Tu wrote in February 2024 that the "I don't want to see this" option prevents that specific post from appearing in the feed again12.

Reporting content and reducing political posts

Two feed controls go beyond hiding what a member simply dislikes: reporting content that may break the rules, and choosing to see less political content1314. LinkedIn's Help Center says members can flag posts and comments as inappropriate from desktop or mobile, and LinkedIn removes reported items after review if necessary13. A report cannot be undone, and the content stays up if LinkedIn's team finds it does not violate the User Agreement13. Wei Tu wrote in February 2024 that a feature allows members in the U.S. to adjust their political content preferences, and Oscar Rodriguez in September 2025 and the Pressroom in September 2026 mention choosing to see less political content without naming a country51214.

How it has changed

  1. 2017

    March

    LinkedIn's blog described an "Improve my feed" option on the mobile app's post control icon for finding industry leaders, publications and companies to follow, with desktop support coming soon6.

  2. April

    LinkedIn's blog said the "Improve my feed" menu worked on phone or laptop and that members could unfollow people or companies from the same menu7.

  3. October

    LinkedIn's blog said the "Improve my feed" option led to a follow hub where members could manage who they follow and who follows them8.

  4. 2021

    February

    LinkedIn's blog published a guide to features for controlling the feed and conversations9.

  5. 2022

    May

    LinkedIn's blog announced that the three-dot menu on any post could now be used to see less from an author or topic or to flag content that might break its Professional Community Policies, and said it was testing status updates on submitted reports10.

What you can do

  • To unfollow a person or company, click the My Network icon on your LinkedIn homepage, click Following & followers, open the Following tab, click Following next to the source and confirm in the Unfollow dialog4.
  • To hide a post, click the More icon at the upper right of the post and choose Not interested or Hide posts by the author's name3.
  • To report a post, click the More icon on it, click Report this post, and pick the option in the Why are you reporting this? pop-up that best describes your concern13.

See also

References

LinkedIn's leaders

  1. 12Keeping LinkedIn Professional Throughout 2024 and BeyondWei Tu, LinkedIn article · Feb 16, 2024
  2. 14LinkedIn: Where Real Conversations MatterOscar Rodriguez, LinkedIn article · Sep 5, 2025

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