On July 29, 2025, LinkedIn updated its Community Guidelines section on harassment and abusive content, removing explicit references to race and gender identity.

Before:

Content that negatively targets others on the basis of inherent traits, like race or gender identity, is enforced under our [Hateful and Derogatory Content]

After:

Content that negatively targets others on the basis of inherent traits is enforced under our [Hateful and Derogatory Content]

Also removed from the examples of hateful and derogatory content:

Misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals

You can find the community guidelines version here.

Author: Luisa Runge