I Lied. Then I Un-Lied.

A few days ago I added a new job to my LinkedIn profile. CEO of LinkedIn. Obviously (I thought) people would figure out that it was bullshit. I just wanted to see if bullshitting was easy. It was.

Obviously bullshit. Right? However, thousands saw the post, and I got many Likes and congratulatory DMs from my contacts. Like a lot!

I got a banned notice from LinkedIn. Kinda not too surprised.

I could get into my account, so I cleared any mention of my new job from my profile.

LinkedIn saw that I removed the info. —> Here is the email I got last night from LinkedIn.

“H Peter,

My name is Aura, and I am with the Executive Escalations team at LinkedIn.

We’ve received a claim that your profile contains inaccurate content. The inaccurate content was identified as: “CEO at LinkedIn”, and your account was restricted.

After reviewing your account, I can confirm that you’ve completed the ID verification process and removed the inaccurate content from your profile. As a result, the restriction on your account has been lifted.

We encourage our members to make sure all the information is accurate and up to date. Just so you know, in cases with inaccurate claims, if our members don’t take action within fourteen (14) days from the date of this notice, we’ll remove or disable access to the alleged inaccurate content reported in the claim. Find answers to some common questions about updating your profile: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/

If you have any further questions and prefer a phone call to discuss further, let me know your preferred contact number, current time zone and the best time to connect with you.

Regards,

Aura B

Executi8ve Escalations Case Manager

This is a support email in response to your request submitted on LinkedIn.

This email was intended for PETER LEVITAN. Learn why we include this.

I Lied On LinkedIn. This Happened.

I Lied. Then I Un-Lied.

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