They haven’t. And now, neither can you. Drop a comment (just don’t unblock anyone to tag me).
You go to Settings > Visibility > Blocking. You find their name. You click “Block.” And LinkedIn says… The 90-Day Purgatory Rule Here’s the not-so-obvious mechanism: When you unblock someone on LinkedIn, a 90-day cooling-off period begins. During that time, you cannot re-block the same person. why can't i block someone on linkedin after unblocking them
Fast forward one week. They’re back in your notifications. They’re commenting on your promotion post. The digital peace treaty is broken. They haven’t
Why? LinkedIn’s official (and largely unadvertised) reason is to prevent block cycling abuse . In product design terms, it’s an anti-harassment measure—ironic as that sounds. You go to Settings > Visibility > Blocking
Until LinkedIn adds a confirmation prompt that says, “Are you sure? You won’t be able to block this person again for 3 months,” we’re stuck playing defense.