LinkedIn reverses deletion of Climate Change Dispatch post criticizing an unmasked Obama overlooking construction of his multimillion-dollar Hawaiian mansion: LinkedIn removed a post of an article by Climate Change Dispatch (CCD) which criticized a photo of an unmasked former President Barack Obama overlooking construction of his multimillion-dollar mansion in Hawaii. Specifically, the article noted that the photo emphasizes that "both 'climate change' and COVID restrictions are huge parts" of a "mountain of lies." LinkedIn claimed to CCD managing editor Tom Richard that a post was removed for allegedly going "against our policy on misinformation," but didn't initially specify which post violated its policy. LinkedIn also warned that "repeatedly creating content that doesn't comply with our Professional Community Policies could lead to your LinkedIn account being restricted." However, as Richard noted in an email to MRC Free Speech America, "Note they don’t even include a link to the post. My appeal requested to know what post they were talking about. They also used the nebulous 'doesn’t comply' but never are specific about the actual violation."
Richard appealed the decision to LinkedIn and criticized the platform's vague censorship: "You didn't include a link to the 'offending' post in the email you sent me. How can I know what post it is if you didn't tell me or even provide a link? Please respond with a link or title to the post so I can prevent or fix future incidents." LinkedIn later reversed its decision and sent an apology to Richard hyperlinking out to the post it took issue with:
"We regularly review the removal of content to ensure our policies are applied in a fair and consistent way. Initially, your post was removed for going against our policies. As part of our review, we now find that your post doesn't go against our policies and apologize for the mistake. Your post is back on LinkedIn."
Richard told MRC Free Speech America his reaction to LinkedIn's behavior: "My jaw hit the floor."