Post #3506428

2026-06-20 13:16 UTC

I had to threaten a GDPR lawsuit on them to do this. I got locked out the same way a year ago and was going to delete my account anyway. Sent a trackable letter to their HQ in Europe and a follow up after not hearing back, eventually my account was removed.

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@steel_for_humans@piefed.social 2026-06-20 16:09

I was going to ask about that – how to delete my account if I get locked out and won’t provide my ID. It sounds like a real hassle. I had my LinkedIn account suspended for a long time now because I don’t find that website useful, but I still wanted to have options. This year I received a few emails from them telling me that some of my contacts solved some online quizzes on LinkedIn and that I should try. Who has time for online quizzes?! That must be the same type of person who plays Solitaire on their Windows PC. And also they are probably bored at their job, I’m not (quite the contrary).

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@drmoose@lemmy.world 2026-06-20 17:11

How did you do this? I made a gdpr report and got declined because “gdpr does not apply for security” so my account is still locked with my photo and my private information years later now. Maybe snail mail legal threat would actually work.

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