LinkedIn Finally Lets You Block Other Members

After vociferous users demanded a block feature on LinkedIn, the professional social network has finally released the feature.

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Last year, we brought you the story of Anna Rihtar, who struggled to rebuild her career after her former boss allegedly sexually assaulted her and then stalked her on LinkedIn. SocialTimes learned that the engineers at LinkedIn were already working on a possible solution for members in similar situations. Now, finally, LinkedIn has introduced a member-blocking feature. In the post announcing the news, Paul Rockwell, head of trust and safety at the social network, explained why it took so long: “While on the surface this may seem like a simple feature to develop, it was not.

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