| Feature | What It Does | Can They See Your Profile? | | --- | --- | --- | | | Complete account-level invisibility. | No (if logged in). Yes (if logged out/public cache). | | Unconnect | Remove as 1st-degree connection. | Yes – they see your public profile but cannot message you for free. | | Private Mode (Your own settings) | You browse anonymously. | Does not affect their ability to see you. | | Restrict (2021 feature) | They can still see your posts but cannot message you unless you reply. | Yes – full visibility, just limited interaction. | | Report/Spam | LinkedIn reviews account for policy violations. | Yes until official action is taken. |
To be precise, here is the complete list of things a blocked user could see regarding you on LinkedIn in 2021: | Feature | What It Does | Can They See Your Profile
If you want true anonymity after blocking, you must also make your profile private from search engines (Settings > Visibility > Edit Public Profile > Turn off “Make my public profile visible to logged-out users”). Yes (if logged out/public cache)
Once you block a member on LinkedIn, the following occurs instantly for the blocked person: | | Private Mode (Your own settings) |