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This report discusses how we respond to government requests for member data and removal of content. As part of our commitment to a safe, trusted, and professional environment, we provide as much transparency as possible about government requests for member data and content removal we receive. We believe in free expression and try to minimize the impact of laws that negatively affect constructive, relevant speech.
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We respect the laws that apply to us in the countries where we operate. In the U.S., we respond to several types of legal process at the federal, state, and local levels. Most often, we’re responding to search warrants and subpoenas. Outside the U.S., we ask the government that’s requesting information to issue its request properly, for example through a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty or a form of international process known as a letter rogatory. Sometimes, we’ll make an exception in an emergency. For more information, see our Law Enforcement Data Request Guidelines.
We never provide information to a government to fulfill a member data request without first trying to notify the individual member, except when applicable law prohibits us from doing so. We may make exceptions in certain emergencies.
-This report covers the six-month period between January 1 and June 30, 2020.
+This report covers the six-month period between July 1 and December 31, 2020.
This report covers:
@@ -56,6 +55,52 @@ Requests by country
2012
2011
Requests by country and accounts subject to those requests
+2020: July-December
+ Requests for member data Accounts subject to request(s) [1] Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data
+ Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2]
+Argentina 4 4 0% 0
+Australia 4 5 50% 2
+Belgium
+ 2 4 100% 4
+Brazil
+ 4 4 50% 2
+Canada
+ 1 1 100% 1
+China 2 2 0% 0
+Columbia
+ 2 2 0% 0
+Czech Republic 1 1 0% 0
+Dominican Republic 1 1 0% 0
+Estonia 2 2 50% 1
+France
+ 26 33 46% 14
+Georgia 1 1 0% 0
+Germany
+ 50 82 50% 38
+India
+ 29 32 0% 0
+Italy
+ 7 8 57% 5
+Monaco
+ 1 1 100% 1
+Netherlands
+ 16 33 69% 19
+Norway
+ 1 1 100% 1
+Pakistan 1 1 0% 0
+Peru 1 1 0% 0
+Poland 2 2 0% 0
+Portugal 2 2 0% 0
+Serbia 2 3 0% 0
+Singapore 3 3 0% 0
+Slovenia 2 8 50% 2
+Spain 8 9 38% 3
+Sweden 1 1 100% 1
+Switzerland 3 3 67% 2
+United Kingdom 5 5 40% 1
+United States 364 1,420 76% 702
+Total 548 1,675 63% 799
+Requests by country and accounts subject to those requests
2020: January-June
Requests for member data Accounts subject to request(s) [1] Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data
Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2]
@@ -111,6 +156,18 @@ Breakdown of U.S. government requests for data
2015
2014
2013
+2020: July-December
+Requests [1] 364
+Accounts subject to requests 1,420
+Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data 76%
+Subpoenas [2] 66%
+Search warrants [3] 11%
+Court orders [4] 22%
+Other [5] 1%
+National security letters received [6] 0-499
+National security letters (accounts subject to request)
+ 0-499
+FISA letters [6] 0-499
2020: January-June
Requests [1] 377
Accounts subject to requests 2,459
@@ -151,6 +208,12 @@ Government requests for content removal
2019
2018
By country and action taken
+2020: July-December
+ Requests Action taken Percentage action taken
+Turkey 5 4 80%
+China 24 22 92%
+Totals 29 26 89%
+By country and action taken
2020: January-June
Requests Action taken Percentage action taken
US 1 1 100%
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Law Enforcement Guidelines
-Strengthening our Professional Community Policies to Keep Members Safe
+Guide: Features to Help You Control Your Feed and Conversations
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+Strengthening our Professional Community Policies to Keep Members Safe
Our Commitment to Safe Conversations
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Help Center: Government Requests for Data
+What We Mean by Equitable Outcomes for the Global Workforce
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+Our approach to Responsible AI
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-We strive for transparency and accountability in the actions we take to protect our members, how we handle inquiries for member data, and how we respond to content removal requests. In the six months since our last report, we’ve seen more people than ever before using LinkedIn to share views, opinions, ideas and experiences. We’ve also seen an increase in our efforts to identify and remove abuse, and stop bad actors.
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+We strive for transparency and accountability in the actions we take to protect our members, how we handle inquiries for member data, and how we respond to content removal requests. In the six months since our last report, we’ve seen more people than ever coming to LinkedIn to connect, learn new skills, create content, and find jobs. As more people come to LinkedIn, we continue to invest in technology and people to help stop and prevent abuse, and take action on those who misuse the platform to help keep members safe.
Our semi-annual Transparency Report includes both a Community Report and a Government Requests Report.
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Government Requests Report
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Law Enforcement Guidelines
-Strengthening our Professional Community Policies to Keep Members Safe
+Guide: Features to Help You Control Your Feed and Conversations
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+Strengthening our Professional Community Policies to Keep Members Safe
Our Commitment to Safe Conversations
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Help Center: Government Requests for Data
+What We Mean by Equitable Outcomes for the Global Workforce
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+Our approach to Responsible AI
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Global content removal requests
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2022 - 2020
2019 - 2017
2016 - 2014
2013 - 2011
-Requests in the U.S. and globally
-Requests by country
2020
2019
2018
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2013
2012
2011
-Requests by country and accounts subject to those requests
-2020: July-December
Requests for member data Accounts subject to request(s) [1] Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data
Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2]
Argentina 4 4 0% 0
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United Kingdom 5 5 40% 1
United States 364 1,420 76% 702
Total 548 1,675 63% 799
-Requests by country and accounts subject to those requests
-2020: January-June
Requests for member data Accounts subject to request(s) [1] Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data
Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2]
Belgium
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2015
2014
2013
-2020: July-December
Requests [1] 364
Accounts subject to requests 1,420
Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data 76%
@@ -168,7 +143,6 @@ National security letters received [6] 0-499
National security letters (accounts subject to request)
0-499
FISA letters [6] 0-499
-2020: January-June
Requests [1] 377
Accounts subject to requests 2,459
Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data 78%
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2020
2019
2018
-By country and action taken
-2020: July-December
Requests Action taken Percentage action taken
Turkey 5 4 80%
China 24 22 92%
Totals 29 26 89%
-By country and action taken
-2020: January-June
Requests Action taken Percentage action taken
US 1 1 100%
Turkey 2 2 100%
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• Government Requests for Content Removal includes requests received by LinkedIn from governments reporting violations of our Terms of Service or violations of local law.
-Additional resources
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Professional Community Policies
Law Enforcement Guidelines
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Our approach to Responsible AI
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-We strive for transparency and accountability in the actions we take to protect our members, how we handle inquiries for member data, and how we respond to content removal requests. In the six months since our last report, we’ve seen more people than ever coming to LinkedIn to connect, learn new skills, create content, and find jobs. As more people come to LinkedIn, we continue to invest in technology and people to help stop and prevent abuse, and take action on those who misuse the platform to help keep members safe.
+We strive for transparency and accountability in the actions we take to protect our members, how we handle inquiries for member data, and how we respond to content removal requests. We continued to see record levels of engagement on the platform during this reporting period. As more people come to LinkedIn to connect to economic opportunity, we continue to invest in technology and people to help stop and prevent abuse, and take action on those who misuse the platform.
Our semi-annual Transparency Report includes both a Community Report and a Government Requests Report.
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We never provide information to a government to fulfill a member data request without first trying to notify the individual member, except when applicable law prohibits us from doing so. We may make exceptions in certain emergencies.
-This report covers the six-month period between July 1 and December 31, 2020.
+This report covers the six-month period between January 1 and June 30, 2021.
This report covers:
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2019 - 2017
2016 - 2014
2013 - 2011
+2021
2020
2019
2018
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2014
2013
2012
-2011
Requests for member data Accounts subject to request(s) [1] Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data
Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2]
-Argentina 4 4 0% 0
-Australia 4 5 50% 2
+Argentina 1 1 0% 0
Belgium
- 2 4 100% 4
+ 4 4 0% 4
Brazil
- 4 4 50% 2
+ 3 6 0% 0
Canada
- 1 1 100% 1
-China 2 2 0% 0
-Columbia
- 2 2 0% 0
-Czech Republic 1 1 0% 0
-Dominican Republic 1 1 0% 0
-Estonia 2 2 50% 1
+ 4 4 100% 4
+Chile 2 2 0% 0
+China 5 5 80% 4
+Colombia
+ 1 1 0% 0
France
- 26 33 46% 14
-Georgia 1 1 0% 0
+ 56 74 73% 47
Germany
- 50 82 50% 38
+ 62 70 77% 52
+Greece 1 1 100% 1
+Hungary 1 1 100% 1
India
- 29 32 0% 0
+ 30 37 0% 0
+Ireland 6 6 33% 2
Italy
- 7 8 57% 5
+ 23 36 61% 17
+Mexico 2 2 0% 0
Monaco
1 1 100% 1
Netherlands
- 16 33 69% 19
-Norway
- 1 1 100% 1
+ 21 28 76% 18
+Nigeria
+ 1 1 0% 0
Pakistan 1 1 0% 0
-Peru 1 1 0% 0
-Poland 2 2 0% 0
-Portugal 2 2 0% 0
-Serbia 2 3 0% 0
-Singapore 3 3 0% 0
-Slovenia 2 8 50% 2
-Spain 8 9 38% 3
+Peru 3 3 100% 3
+Poland 3 3 0% 0
+Portugal 4 4 0% 0
+Singapore 1 1 0% 0
+Slovenia 2 2 0% 0
+South Korea 1 1 0% 0
+Spain 9 10 33% 3
Sweden 1 1 100% 1
-Switzerland 3 3 67% 2
-United Kingdom 5 5 40% 1
-United States 364 1,420 76% 702
-Total 548 1,675 63% 799
- Requests for member data Accounts subject to request(s) [1] Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data
- Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2]
-Belgium
- 1 1 0% 0
-Brazil
- 5 5 80% 4
-Canada
- 1 1 100% 1
-Columbia
- 1 1 0% 0
-Finland
- 1 1 0% 0
-France
- 13 16 62% 10
-Germany
- 62 92 74% 63
-Greece
- 2 2 0% 0
-India
- 11 14 0% 0
-Italy
- 3 4 100% 4
-Malta
- 2 2 0% 0
-Netherlands
- 7 11 86% 9
-Poland
- 1 7 0% 0
-Portugal 1 1 0% 0
-Serbia 1 1 0% 0
-Singapore 3 5 33% 2
-Slovenia 1 2 0% 0
-Spain 4 4 25% 1
-Switzerland 2 2 0% 0
-United Kingdom 10 11 30% 3
-United States 377 2,459 78% 1,862
-Total 509 2,642 72% 1,959
+Switzerland 2 2 50% 1
+United Kingdom 12 15 58% 9
+United States 362 2349 83% 901
+Total 625 2672 72% 1069
[1] This column was previously labeled "Accounts Impacted", but we changed the name to clarify that it reflects the number of accounts subject to the data requests, and not the number of accounts for which some responsive data was in fact provided.
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[3] Request(s) issued through Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) process, 2015: January-June.
Breakdown of U.S. government requests for data
+2021
2020
2019
2018
@@ -132,23 +96,12 @@ Breakdown of U.S. government requests for data
2015
2014
2013
-Requests [1] 364
-Accounts subject to requests 1,420
-Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data 76%
-Subpoenas [2] 66%
-Search warrants [3] 11%
-Court orders [4] 22%
-Other [5] 1%
-National security letters received [6] 0-499
-National security letters (accounts subject to request)
- 0-499
-FISA letters [6] 0-499
-Requests [1] 377
-Accounts subject to requests 2,459
-Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data 78%
-Subpoenas [2] 63%
-Search warrants [3] 11%
-Court orders [4] 25%
+Requests [1] 362
+Accounts subject to requests 2,349
+Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data 83%
+Subpoenas [2] 70%
+Search warrants [3] 9%
+Court orders [4] 21%
Other [5] 1%
National security letters received [6] 0-499
National security letters (accounts subject to request)
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[6] In our Government Requests Reports prior to July 2019, we reported on National Security Requests, which could include NSLs and FISA orders. In the effort to provide more transparency to our members, we plan to report on National Security Letters and FISA orders separately. Because we are required by law to delay the release of FISA data by 6 months, data for the July-December 2019 period is included in our January-June 2020 report.
Government requests for content removal
+2021
2020
2019
2018
Requests Action taken Percentage action taken
-Turkey 5 4 80%
-China 24 22 92%
-Totals 29 26 89%
- Requests Action taken Percentage action taken
-US 1 1 100%
-Turkey 2 2 100%
-China 18 16 89%
-Totals 21 19 90%
+China 31 30 97%
+India 7 4 57%
+Turkey 24 23 96%
+Totals 62 57 92%
• We started reporting on content-related requests in our January 1-June 30, 2018 Transparency Report.
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We never provide information to a government to fulfill a member data request without first trying to notify the individual member, except when applicable law prohibits us from doing so. We may make exceptions in certain emergencies.
-This report covers the six-month period between January 1 and June 30, 2021.
+This report covers the six-month period between July 1 and December 31, 2021.
This report covers:
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2014
2013
2012
+ Requests for member data Accounts subject to request(s) [1] Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data
+ Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2]
+Argentina 4 4 0% 0
+Australia 1 1 0% 0
+Belgium
+ 8 9 50% 5
+Canada
+ 1 1 0% 0
+China 4 4 50% 2
+Czech Republic
+ 1 1 100% 1
+France
+ 37 43 65% 27
+Germany
+ 79 92 77% 69
+Greece 3 3 33% 1
+Hungary 1 1 0% 0
+India
+ 46 49 0% 0
+Ireland 1 1 0% 0
+Italy
+ 8 9 0% 0
+Malta 1 1 0% 0
+Mexico 1 1 0% 0
+Netherlands
+ 11 23 82% 12
+New Zealand
+ 1 1 100% 1
+Poland 5 5 20% 1
+Singapore 1 1 0% 0
+Spain 12 12 33% 4
+Switzerland 6 6 67% 4
+United Kingdom 15 20 47% 8
+United States 302 1190 83% 676
+Total 549 1478 67% 811
Requests for member data Accounts subject to request(s) [1] Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data
Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2]
Argentina 1 1 0% 0
@@ -96,6 +131,17 @@ Breakdown of U.S. government requests for data
2015
2014
2013
+Requests [1] 302
+Accounts subject to requests 1,190
+Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data 83%
+Subpoenas [2] 73%
+Search warrants [3] 9%
+Court orders [4] 18%
+Other [5] 1%
+National security letters received [6] 0-499
+National security letters (accounts subject to request)
+ 0-499
+FISA letters [6] 0-499
Requests [1] 362
Accounts subject to requests 2,349
Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data 83%
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2019
2018
Requests Action taken Percentage action taken
+China 12 12 100%
+India 5 4 80%
+Turkey 10 10 100%
+Totals 27 26 96%
+ Requests Action taken Percentage action taken
China 31 30 97%
India 7 4 57%
Turkey 24 23 96%
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Law Enforcement Guidelines
-Guide: Features to Help You Control Your Feed and Conversations
+How our content abuse systems work to keep members safe
-Strengthening our Professional Community Policies to Keep Members Safe
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-Our Commitment to Safe Conversations
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-Working to Keep Our Community Safe, Trusted, and Professional
+How we address inauthentic activity
Help Center: Recognizing and Reporting Scams
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Our approach to Responsible AI
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Australia 1 1 0% 0
Belgium
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Canada
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Switzerland 6 6 67% 4
United Kingdom 15 20 47% 8
United States 302 1190 83% 676
-Total 549 1478 67% 811
+Total 552 1484 67% 817
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+*An earlier version of this report inadvertently omitted the data shown in the table above for Brazilian requests made to LinkedIn during the reporting period of July through December 2021.
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Requests for member data Accounts subject to request(s) [1] Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data
Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2]
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-Our semi-annual Transparency Report includes both a Community Report and a Government Requests Report.
+We work to keep LinkedIn safe, trusted, and professional. We provide our members with regular transparency updates on the actions we take to protect members, how we handle questions about member data, and how we respond to content removal requests.
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-This describes how we enforce our User Agreement and Professional Community Policies for our members globally.
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+How we enforce our User Agreement and Professional Community Policies for our members globally.
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-Government Requests Report
+Government Requests Report
-This describes how we respond when governments around the world ask for member data or for content to be removed.
+How we respond when governments ask for member data or for content to be removed.
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+See the rules of our community that we need everyone to follow.
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+Learn about recent updates we’ve made to our policies.
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+How to report inappropriate content
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+How we create a safe and trusted experience for customers.
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-This report covers the six-month period between July 1 and December 31, 2021.
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This report covers:
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2019 - 2017
2016 - 2014
2013 - 2011
+2022
2021
2020
2019
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2015
2014
2013
-2012
Requests for member data Accounts subject to request(s) [1] Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data
Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2]
-Argentina 4 4 0% 0
+Argentina 3 3 0% 0
Australia 1 1 0% 0
+Austria 2 2 0% 0
Belgium
- 8 9 50% 5
-Brazil* 3 6 100% 6
+ 6 13 100% 10
+Brazil 12 35 50% 7
Canada
- 1 1 0% 0
-China 4 4 50% 2
-Czech Republic
- 1 1 100% 1
+ 5 7 80% 6
+China 6 6 33% 2
+Costa Rica
+ 1 5 0% 0
+Denmark 2 3 100% 2
+Finland 1 1 0% 0
France
- 37 43 65% 27
+ 22 35 73% 24
+Georgia 1 1 0% 0
Germany
- 79 92 77% 69
-Greece 3 3 33% 1
-Hungary 1 1 0% 0
+ 68 81 75% 52
+Hungary 2 3 50% 1
India
- 46 49 0% 0
-Ireland 1 1 0% 0
+ 64 84 8% 5
+Ireland 5 5 20% 1
Italy
- 8 9 0% 0
-Malta 1 1 0% 0
-Mexico 1 1 0% 0
-Netherlands
- 11 23 82% 12
-New Zealand
- 1 1 100% 1
-Poland 5 5 20% 1
-Singapore 1 1 0% 0
-Spain 12 12 33% 4
-Switzerland 6 6 67% 4
-United Kingdom 15 20 47% 8
-United States 302 1190 83% 676
-Total 552 1484 67% 817
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-*An earlier version of this report inadvertently omitted the data shown in the table above for Brazilian requests made to LinkedIn during the reporting period of July through December 2021.
-
- Requests for member data Accounts subject to request(s) [1] Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data
- Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2]
-Argentina 1 1 0% 0
-Belgium
- 4 4 0% 4
-Brazil
- 3 6 0% 0
-Canada
- 4 4 100% 4
-Chile 2 2 0% 0
-China 5 5 80% 4
-Colombia
- 1 1 0% 0
-France
- 56 74 73% 47
-Germany
- 62 70 77% 52
-Greece 1 1 100% 1
-Hungary 1 1 100% 1
-India
- 30 37 0% 0
-Ireland 6 6 33% 2
-Italy
- 23 36 61% 17
+ 11 23 73% 14
+Jordan 1 2 0% 0
+Malta 3 3 0% 0
Mexico 2 2 0% 0
-Monaco
- 1 1 100% 1
+Monaco 1 2 100% 1
+Nepal 1 1 0% 0
Netherlands
- 21 28 76% 18
-Nigeria
+ 10 75 40% 9
+New Zealand
1 1 0% 0
-Pakistan 1 1 0% 0
-Peru 3 3 100% 3
-Poland 3 3 0% 0
-Portugal 4 4 0% 0
+Peru 1 1 0% 0
+Poland 3 3 33% 1
+Portugal 2 4 50% 1
+Romania 1 1 0% 0
Singapore 1 1 0% 0
-Slovenia 2 2 0% 0
-South Korea 1 1 0% 0
-Spain 9 10 33% 3
-Sweden 1 1 100% 1
-Switzerland 2 2 50% 1
-United Kingdom 12 15 58% 9
-United States 362 2349 83% 901
-Total 625 2672 72% 1069
+Spain 11 12 36% 5
+Switzerland 5 5 20% 1
+United Arab Emirates 1 1 0% 0
+United Kingdom 21 24 43% 11
+United States 327 1114 81% 572
+Total 604 1560 64% 725
[1] This column was previously labeled "Accounts Impacted", but we changed the name to clarify that it reflects the number of accounts subject to the data requests, and not the number of accounts for which some responsive data was in fact provided.
[2] We started reporting the number of accounts for which at least some data was provided in response to government requests in our January-June 2014 Transparency Report.
-[3] Request(s) issued through Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) process, 2015: January-June.
Breakdown of U.S. government requests for data
+2022
2021
2020
2019
@@ -135,28 +98,17 @@ Breakdown of U.S. government requests for data
2015
2014
2013
-Requests [1] 302
-Accounts subject to requests 1,190
-Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data 83%
-Subpoenas [2] 73%
-Search warrants [3] 9%
-Court orders [4] 18%
-Other [5] 1%
+Requests [1] 327
+Accounts subject to requests 1,114
+Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data 81%
+Subpoenas [2] 76%
+Search warrants [3] 10%
+Court orders [4] 14%
+Other [5] <1%
National security letters received [6] 0-499
National security letters (accounts subject to request)
0-499
-FISA letters [6] 0-499
-Requests [1] 362
-Accounts subject to requests 2,349
-Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data 83%
-Subpoenas [2] 70%
-Search warrants [3] 9%
-Court orders [4] 21%
-Other [5] 1%
-National security letters received [6] 0-499
-National security letters (accounts subject to request)
- 0-499
-FISA letters [6] 0-499
+FISA requests [6] 0-499
[1] U.S. Government Requests for Member Data include all requests received by LinkedIn from the U.S. government except for national security-related requests, such as National Security Letters and requests under the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), if any.
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-[6] In our Government Requests Reports prior to July 2019, we reported on National Security Requests, which could include NSLs and FISA orders. In the effort to provide more transparency to our members, we plan to report on National Security Letters and FISA orders separately. Because we are required by law to delay the release of FISA data by 6 months, data for the July-December 2019 period is included in our January-June 2020 report.
+[6] In our Government Requests Reports prior to July 2019, we reported on National Security Requests, which could include National Security Letters and FISA requests. In the effort to provide more transparency to our members, we now report NLSs and FISA requests separately. Because we are required by law to delay the release of FISA data by 6 months, reported FISA request metrics correspond to the previous reporting period (for example, data for the July-December 2019 period is reported in our January-June 2020 report).
Government requests for content removal
+2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Requests Action taken Percentage action taken
-China 12 12 100%
-India 5 4 80%
-Turkey 10 10 100%
-Totals 27 26 96%
- Requests Action taken Percentage action taken
-China 31 30 97%
-India 7 4 57%
-Turkey 24 23 96%
-Totals 62 57 92%
+Australia 1 1 100%
+Brazil 1 1 100%
+France 1 1 100%
+Germany 1 1 100%
+Ghana 1 0 0%
+India 12 10 83%
+Monaco 1 0 0%
+Turkey 8 8 100%
+UK 1 1 100%
+Totals 27 23 85%
• We started reporting on content-related requests in our January 1-June 30, 2018 Transparency Report.
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+Updates to our Professional Community Policies
+
How our content abuse systems work to keep members safe
-How we address inauthentic activity
+Working together to keep LinkedIn safe
-Help Center: Recognizing and Reporting Scams
+New profile features to help verify identity and boost authenticity
Help Center: Government Requests for Data
-What We Mean by Equitable Outcomes for the Global Workforce
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Our approach to Responsible AI
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+Resources to assist members in identifying trustworthy content.
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-This report covers the six-month period between January 1 and June 30, 2022.
+This report covers the six-month period between July 1 and December 31, 2022.
This report covers:
@@ -34,6 +34,41 @@ Global content removal requests
2015
2014
2013
+ Requests for member data Accounts subject to request(s) [1] Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data
+ Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2]
+Argentina 1 23 0% 0
+Austria 1 1 100% 1
+Belgium
+ 2 2 100% 2
+Brazil 22 34 59% 13
+Canada
+ 3 3 33% 1
+China 2 4 50% 1
+Czech Republic 1 1 100% 1
+France
+ 21 23 71% 15
+Germany
+ 54 63 78% 48
+India
+ 65 134 26% 21
+Ireland 1 1 0% 0
+Italy
+ 34 34 44% 15
+Jordan 2 2 0% 0
+Netherlands
+ 5 50 100% 48
+Pakistan
+ 1 1 0% 0
+Poland 1 1 0% 0
+Portugal 1 3 0% 0
+Romania 1 1 0% 0
+Spain 10 15 70% 12
+Switzerland 2 3 0% 0
+Turkey 1 1 100% 1
+United Kingdom 27 45 44% 17
+United States 391 2636 80% 949
+Venezuela 1 1 0% 0
+Total 649 3081 69% 1144
Requests for member data Accounts subject to request(s) [1] Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data
Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2]
Argentina 3 3 0% 0
@@ -98,6 +133,17 @@ Breakdown of U.S. government requests for data
2015
2014
2013
+Requests [1] 391
+Accounts subject to requests 2,636
+Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data 80%
+Subpoenas [2] 77%
+Search warrants [3] 7%
+Court orders [4] 15%
+Other [5] 1%
+National security letters received [6] 0-499
+National security letters (accounts subject to request)
+ 0-499
+FISA requests [6] 0-499
Requests [1] 327
Accounts subject to requests 1,114
Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data 81%
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2019
2018
Requests Action taken Percentage action taken
+Australia 2 2 100%
+Canada 1 1 100%
+India 6 4 67%
+Indonesia 4 4 100%
+Turkey 10 9 90%
+Totals 23 20 87%
+ Requests Action taken Percentage action taken
Australia 1 1 100%
Brazil 1 1 100%
France 1 1 100%
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Working together to keep LinkedIn safe
-New profile features to help verify identity and boost authenticity
-
Help Center: Government Requests for Data
Our approach to Responsible AI
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Our Transparency Center
-We work to keep LinkedIn safe, trusted, and professional. We provide our members with regular transparency updates on the actions we take to protect members, how we handle questions about member data, and how we respond to content removal requests.
+We work to keep LinkedIn safe, trusted, and professional. We provide our members with regular transparency updates on the actions we take to protect members, how we handle questions about member data, and how we respond to content removal requests.
Community Report
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+Report copyright and trademark infringement
We require information posted by members to be accurate, lawful, and not in violation of the rights of others.
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How our ads settings and targeting works for you.
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@@ -120,6 +130,7 @@ Trusted publishers help customers reach their audiences through ad campaigns.
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Resources to assist members in identifying trustworthy content.
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Investments we’ve made in the feed content experience.
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Actions we take to keep you safe while engaging with the community.
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How we’re keeping the job-search experience easy, safe, and effective.
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Safety Series: What is scraping?
@@ -145,10 +160,10 @@ The process we follow for law enforcement data requests, and our approach to tra
Go to Help Center →
-Report copyright and trademark infringement
+How to contact LinkedIn under the DSA
-We require information posted by members to be accurate, lawful, and not in violation of the rights of others.
+How to contact LinkedIn's single point of contact in connection with the Digital Services Act.
Go to Help Center →
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Government Requests Report
-This report discusses how we respond to government requests for member data and removal of content. As part of our commitment to a safe, trusted, and professional environment, we provide as much transparency as possible about government requests for member data and content removal we receive. We believe in free expression and try to minimize the impact of laws that negatively affect constructive, relevant speech.
+This report discusses how we respond to government requests for member data and removal of content. As part of our commitment to a safe, trusted, and professional environment, we provide transparency about government requests for member data and content removal we receive. We believe in free expression and try to minimize the impact of laws that negatively affect constructive, relevant speech.
We respect the laws that apply to us in the countries where we operate. In the U.S., we respond to several types of legal process at the federal, state, and local levels. Most often, we’re responding to search warrants and subpoenas. Outside the U.S., we ask the government that’s requesting information to issue its request properly, for example through a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty or a form of international process known as a letter rogatory. Sometimes, we’ll make an exception in an emergency. For more information, see our Law Enforcement Data Request Guidelines.
We never provide information to a government to fulfill a member data request without first trying to notify the individual member, except when applicable law prohibits us from doing so. We may make exceptions in certain emergencies.
-This report covers the six-month period between July 1 and December 31, 2022.
+This report covers the six-month period between January 1 and June 30, 2023.
This report covers:
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Global content removal requests
+2025 - 2023
2022 - 2020
2019 - 2017
2016 - 2014
2013 - 2011
+2023
2022
2021
2020
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2016
2015
2014
-2013
Requests for member data Accounts subject to request(s) [1] Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data
Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2]
-Argentina 1 23 0% 0
-Austria 1 1 100% 1
-Belgium
- 2 2 100% 2
-Brazil 22 34 59% 13
+Argentina 2 2 0% 0
+Australia 2 3 50% 1
+Austria 6 7 0% 0
+Bangladesh
+ 1 1 0% 0
+Belgium 4 5 100% 4
+Bolivia 1 2 0% 0
+Brazil 18 20 44% 8
Canada
- 3 3 33% 1
-China 2 4 50% 1
+ 8 10 75% 8
+Chile 1 1 0% 0
+China 3 0 0% 0
+Columbia 2 2 0% 0
Czech Republic 1 1 100% 1
+Estonia 2 2 0% 0
+Finland 1 2 0% 0
France
- 21 23 71% 15
+ 63 68 57% 39
Germany
- 54 63 78% 48
+ 65 102 82% 64
+Greece 3 3 33% 1
+Hungary 1 1 100% 1
India
- 65 134 26% 21
-Ireland 1 1 0% 0
+ 81 116 21% 19
+Ireland 12 12 58% 7
Italy
- 34 34 44% 15
-Jordan 2 2 0% 0
+ 103 250 43% 88
+Malta 1 1 0% 0
+Mexico 7 8 0% 0
Netherlands
- 5 50 100% 48
-Pakistan
- 1 1 0% 0
-Poland 1 1 0% 0
-Portugal 1 3 0% 0
-Romania 1 1 0% 0
-Spain 10 15 70% 12
-Switzerland 2 3 0% 0
-Turkey 1 1 100% 1
-United Kingdom 27 45 44% 17
-United States 391 2636 80% 949
+ 21 54 95% 52
+Poland 8 21 38% 3
+Portugal 2 2 50% 1
+Romania 1 4 0% 0
+Singapore 2 2 0% 0
+Spain 16 17 44% 7
+Switzerland 2 2 0% 0
+Taiwan 1 1 0% 0
+United Kingdom 17 22 53% 10
+United States 386 2053 83% 1306
Venezuela 1 1 0% 0
-Total 649 3081 69% 1144
- Requests for member data Accounts subject to request(s) [1] Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data
- Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2]
-Argentina 3 3 0% 0
-Australia 1 1 0% 0
-Austria 2 2 0% 0
-Belgium
- 6 13 100% 10
-Brazil 12 35 50% 7
-Canada
- 5 7 80% 6
-China 6 6 33% 2
-Costa Rica
- 1 5 0% 0
-Denmark 2 3 100% 2
-Finland 1 1 0% 0
-France
- 22 35 73% 24
-Georgia 1 1 0% 0
-Germany
- 68 81 75% 52
-Hungary 2 3 50% 1
-India
- 64 84 8% 5
-Ireland 5 5 20% 1
-Italy
- 11 23 73% 14
-Jordan 1 2 0% 0
-Malta 3 3 0% 0
-Mexico 2 2 0% 0
-Monaco 1 2 100% 1
-Nepal 1 1 0% 0
-Netherlands
- 10 75 40% 9
-New Zealand
- 1 1 0% 0
-Peru 1 1 0% 0
-Poland 3 3 33% 1
-Portugal 2 4 50% 1
-Romania 1 1 0% 0
-Singapore 1 1 0% 0
-Spain 11 12 36% 5
-Switzerland 5 5 20% 1
-United Arab Emirates 1 1 0% 0
-United Kingdom 21 24 43% 11
-United States 327 1114 81% 572
-Total 604 1560 64% 725
+Total 845 2798 64% 1620
[1] This column was previously labeled "Accounts Impacted", but we changed the name to clarify that it reflects the number of accounts subject to the data requests, and not the number of accounts for which some responsive data was in fact provided.
@@ -123,6 +87,7 @@ Total 604 1560 64% 725
Breakdown of U.S. government requests for data
+2023
2022
2021
2020
@@ -132,25 +97,13 @@ Breakdown of U.S. government requests for data
2016
2015
2014
-2013
-Requests [1] 391
-Accounts subject to requests 2,636
-Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data 80%
-Subpoenas [2] 77%
-Search warrants [3] 7%
-Court orders [4] 15%
-Other [5] 1%
-National security letters received [6] 0-499
-National security letters (accounts subject to request)
- 0-499
-FISA requests [6] 0-499
-Requests [1] 327
-Accounts subject to requests 1,114
-Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data 81%
+Requests [1] 386
+Accounts subject to requests 2,053
+Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data 83%
Subpoenas [2] 76%
-Search warrants [3] 10%
-Court orders [4] 14%
-Other [5] <1%
+Search warrants [3] 6%
+Court orders [4] 17%
+Other [5] 1%
National security letters received [6] 0-499
National security letters (accounts subject to request)
0-499
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[6] In our Government Requests Reports prior to July 2019, we reported on National Security Requests, which could include National Security Letters and FISA requests. In the effort to provide more transparency to our members, we now report NLSs and FISA requests separately. Because we are required by law to delay the release of FISA data by 6 months, reported FISA request metrics correspond to the previous reporting period (for example, data for the July-December 2019 period is reported in our January-June 2020 report).
Government requests for content removal
+2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Requests Action taken Percentage action taken
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-Canada 1 1 100%
-India 6 4 67%
-Indonesia 4 4 100%
-Turkey 10 9 90%
-Totals 23 20 87%
- Requests Action taken Percentage action taken
-Australia 1 1 100%
-Brazil 1 1 100%
-France 1 1 100%
-Germany 1 1 100%
-Ghana 1 0 0%
-India 12 10 83%
-Monaco 1 0 0%
-Turkey 8 8 100%
-UK 1 1 100%
-Totals 27 23 85%
+Australia 2 1 50%
+Bahrain 1 0 0%
+Bangladesh 1 1 100%
+Bolivia 1 1 100%
+Brazil 4 4 100%
+China 5 4 80%
+Ghana 1 1 100%
+India 13 12 92%
+Indonesia 8 8 100%
+Qatar 1 0 0%
+Singapore 1 1 100%
+Turkey 5 5 100%
+United Kingdom 1 1 100%
+United States 5 5 100%
+Totals 49 44 90%
• We started reporting on content-related requests in our January 1-June 30, 2018 Transparency Report.
-• Government Requests for Content Removal includes requests received by LinkedIn from governments reporting violations of our Terms of Service or violations of local law.
+• Government Requests for Content Removal are requests received by LinkedIn from governments seeking the removal of content, including reporting violations of our Terms of Service or violations of local law.
Professional Community Policies
@@ -216,12 +168,12 @@ Updates to our Professional Community Policies
How our content abuse systems work to keep members safe
-Working together to keep LinkedIn safe
-
Help Center: Government Requests for Data
-Our approach to Responsible AI
-
Responsible AI Principles
+Redefining Work in the Age of AI
+
+Welcoming the Digital Services Act
+
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Ads transparency and controls
-Government requests
+Government requests and disclosures
Professional Community Policies
@@ -165,6 +165,16 @@ How to contact LinkedIn under the DSA
How to contact LinkedIn's single point of contact in connection with the Digital Services Act.
+Go to Help Center →
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+DSA Transparency Report
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+
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+Information regarding LinkedIn’s content moderation in the EU under the Digital Services Act.
+
Go to Help Center →
+
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+++ b/about.linkedin.com/transparency.md
@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@ We work to keep LinkedIn safe, trusted, and professional. We provide our members
Community Report
-How we enforce our User Agreement and Professional Community Policies for our members globally.
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-Community Report
-
-
How we enforce our User Agreement and Professional Community Policies for our members globally.
@@ -65,6 +58,17 @@ Layers of protection help us detect and remove inappropriate content.
Read blog post →
+Member Data Portability
+
+
+
+
+Learn about how members can access their LinkedIn data.
+
+
+
+Go to Help Center →
+
Misinformation and inauthentic behavior
@@ -80,7 +84,6 @@ Keeping your feed relevant and productive
Investments we’ve made in the feed content experience.
-
Read blog post →
How we address fake profiles
82e3a87fc5372e1c21b66208df4d8a28c724642a: https://about.linkedin.com/transparency/government-requests-report @ 2024-07-06
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ We respect the laws that apply to us in the countries where we operate. In the U
We never provide information to a government to fulfill a member data request without first trying to notify the individual member, except when applicable law prohibits us from doing so. We may make exceptions in certain emergencies.
-This report covers the six-month period between January 1 and June 30, 2023.
+This report covers the six-month period between July 1 and December 31, 2023.
This report covers:
@@ -35,6 +35,50 @@ Global content removal requests
2016
2015
2014
+ Requests for member data Accounts subject to request(s) [1] Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data
+ Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2]
+Argentina 3 3 33% 1
+Australia 6 7 0% 0
+Austria 1 1 0% 0
+Bangladesh
+ 1 1 0% 0
+Belgium 5 7 100% 7
+Brazil 32 301 53% 17
+Canada
+ 10 11 70% 7
+Chile 2 3 0% 0
+Croatia 2 2 100% 2
+Czech Republic 1 1 100% 1
+Finland 2 4 50% 1
+France
+ 289 298 40% 117
+Germany
+ 81 122 75% 81
+Greece 4 6 25% 1
+Hungary 2 3 100% 2
+India
+ 84 132 26% 24
+Italy
+ 7 12 43% 3
+Kyrgyzstan
+ 1 11 0% 0
+Mexico 2 2 50% 1
+Netherlands
+ 10 28 80% 22
+Pakistan 1 1 0% 0
+Poland 9 11 67% 6
+Portugal 3 4 67% 3
+Qatar 1 1 0% 0
+Romania 1 2 0% 0
+Singapore 3 3 0% 0
+Spain 16 21 56% 10
+Sweden 1 1 0% 0
+Switzerland 6 6 33% 2
+Taiwan 5 12 0% 0
+Turkey 1 1 0% 0
+United Kingdom 26 31 77% 20
+United States 416 2000 81% 1114
+Total 1034 3049 60% 1442
Requests for member data Accounts subject to request(s) [1] Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data
Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2]
Argentina 2 2 0% 0
@@ -97,6 +141,17 @@ Breakdown of U.S. government requests for data
2016
2015
2014
+Requests [1] 416
+Accounts subject to requests 2,000
+Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data 81%
+Subpoenas [2] 75%
+Search warrants [3] 7%
+Court orders [4] 15%
+Other [5] 2%
+National security letters received [6] 0-499
+National security letters (accounts subject to request)
+ 0-499
+FISA requests [6] 0-499
Requests [1] 386
Accounts subject to requests 2,053
Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data 83%
@@ -139,6 +194,21 @@ Government requests for content removal
2019
2018
Requests Action taken Percentage action taken
+Australia 8 3 38%
+Brazil 19 13 68%
+Germany 1 0 0%
+Hong Kong 2 2 100%
+India 6 4 67%
+Indonesia 4 4 100%
+Ireland 1 1 100%
+Pakistan 1 0 0%
+Qatar 1 0 0%
+Singapore 2 0 0%
+Turkey 9 8 89%
+United States 97 94 97%
+Total including the US 151 129 85%
+Total minus the US 54 35 65%
+ Requests Action taken Percentage action taken
Australia 2 1 50%
Bahrain 1 0 0%
Bangladesh 1 1 100%
@@ -164,16 +234,16 @@ Professional Community Policies
Law Enforcement Guidelines
-Updates to our Professional Community Policies
-
How our content abuse systems work to keep members safe
Help Center: Government Requests for Data
Responsible AI Principles
-Redefining Work in the Age of AI
+Building member trust in the new age of AI
Welcoming the Digital Services Act
+Changes for the Digital Markets Act
+
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National security letters received [6] 0-499
National security letters (accounts subject to request)
0-499
-FISA requests [6] 0-499
-
-[1] U.S. Government Requests for Member Data include all requests received by LinkedIn from the U.S. government except for national security-related requests, such as National Security Letters and requests under the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), if any.
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-[2] Subpoenas may be issued for information that is reasonably relevant to the general subject matter of a pending investigation. They are typically pre-signed by a court clerk and are issued by prosecutors without the involvement of a judge.
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-[3] Search warrants require the government to demonstrate "probable cause" and are generally issued by a judge. The standard applicable to a search warrant is higher than that applicable to a subpoena.
-
-
-[4] Court orders vary depending on the circumstances and the issuing court and jurisdiction. Many of the court orders LinkedIn receives are issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2703(d), a provision of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). To obtain such an order, the government must demonstrate specific and articulable facts showing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the information sought is relevant and material to an ongoing investigation. This standard is higher than that applicable to subpoenas but lower than that applicable to search warrants.
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-[5] The "Other" category includes requests that do not fall within any of the above categories. Examples include emergency requests. As indicated in footnote 1, the category does not include national security-related requests.
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-[6] In our Government Requests Reports prior to July 2019, we reported on National Security Requests, which could include National Security Letters and FISA requests. In the effort to provide more transparency to our members, we now report NLSs and FISA requests separately. Because we are required by law to delay the release of FISA data by 6 months, reported FISA request metrics correspond to the previous reporting period (for example, data for the July-December 2019 period is reported in our January-June 2020 report).
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-Government requests for content removal
-2023
-2022
-2021
-2020
-2019
-2018
- Requests Action taken Percentage action taken
-Australia 8 3 38%
-Brazil 19 13 68%
-Germany 1 0 0%
-Hong Kong 2 2 100%
-India 6 4 67%
-Indonesia 4 4 100%
-Ireland 1 1 100%
-Pakistan 1 0 0%
-Qatar 1 0 0%
-Singapore 2 0 0%
-Turkey 9 8 89%
-United States 97 94 97%
-Total including the US 151 129 85%
-Total minus the US 54 35 65%
- Requests Action taken Percentage action taken
-Australia 2 1 50%
-Bahrain 1 0 0%
-Bangladesh 1 1 100%
-Bolivia 1 1 100%
-Brazil 4 4 100%
-China 5 4 80%
-Ghana 1 1 100%
-India 13 12 92%
-Indonesia 8 8 100%
-Qatar 1 0 0%
-Singapore 1 1 100%
-Turkey 5 5 100%
-United Kingdom 1 1 100%
-United States 5 5 100%
-Totals 49 44 90%
-
-• We started reporting on content-related requests in our January 1-June 30, 2018 Transparency Report.
-
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-• Government Requests for Content Removal are requests received by LinkedIn from governments seeking the removal of content, including reporting violations of our Terms of Service or violations of local law.
-
-Professional Community Policies
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-Law Enforcement Guidelines
-
-How our content abuse systems work to keep members safe
-
-Help Center: Government Requests for Data
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-Responsible AI Principles
-
-Building member trust in the new age of AI
-
-Welcoming the Digital Services Act
-
-Changes for the Digital Markets Act
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National security letters received [6] 0-499
National security letters (accounts subject to request)
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+[1] U.S. Government Requests for Member Data include all requests received by LinkedIn from the U.S. government except for national security-related requests, such as National Security Letters and requests under the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), if any.
+
+
+
+[2] Subpoenas may be issued for information that is reasonably relevant to the general subject matter of a pending investigation. They are typically pre-signed by a court clerk and are issued by prosecutors without the involvement of a judge.
+
+
+
+[3] Search warrants require the government to demonstrate "probable cause" and are generally issued by a judge. The standard applicable to a search warrant is higher than that applicable to a subpoena.
+
+
+[4] Court orders vary depending on the circumstances and the issuing court and jurisdiction. Many of the court orders LinkedIn receives are issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2703(d), a provision of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). To obtain such an order, the government must demonstrate specific and articulable facts showing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the information sought is relevant and material to an ongoing investigation. This standard is higher than that applicable to subpoenas but lower than that applicable to search warrants.
+
+
+
+
+[5] The "Other" category includes requests that do not fall within any of the above categories. Examples include emergency requests. As indicated in footnote 1, the category does not include national security-related requests.
+
+
+
+[6] In our Government Requests Reports prior to July 2019, we reported on National Security Requests, which could include National Security Letters and FISA requests. In the effort to provide more transparency to our members, we now report NLSs and FISA requests separately. Because we are required by law to delay the release of FISA data by 6 months, reported FISA request metrics correspond to the previous reporting period (for example, data for the July-December 2019 period is reported in our January-June 2020 report).
+
+Government requests for content removal
+2023
+2022
+2021
+2020
+2019
+2018
+ Requests Action taken Percentage action taken
+Australia 8 3 38%
+Brazil 19 13 68%
+Germany 1 0 0%
+Hong Kong 2 2 100%
+India 6 4 67%
+Indonesia 4 4 100%
+Ireland 1 1 100%
+Pakistan 1 0 0%
+Qatar 1 0 0%
+Singapore 2 0 0%
+Turkey 9 8 89%
+United States 97 94 97%
+Total including the US 151 129 85%
+Total minus the US 54 35 65%
+ Requests Action taken Percentage action taken
+Australia 2 1 50%
+Bahrain 1 0 0%
+Bangladesh 1 1 100%
+Bolivia 1 1 100%
+Brazil 4 4 100%
+China 5 4 80%
+Ghana 1 1 100%
+India 13 12 92%
+Indonesia 8 8 100%
+Qatar 1 0 0%
+Singapore 1 1 100%
+Turkey 5 5 100%
+United Kingdom 1 1 100%
+United States 5 5 100%
+Totals 49 44 90%
+
+• We started reporting on content-related requests in our January 1-June 30, 2018 Transparency Report.
+
+
+• Government Requests for Content Removal are requests received by LinkedIn from governments seeking the removal of content, including reporting violations of our Terms of Service or violations of local law.
+
+Professional Community Policies
+
+Law Enforcement Guidelines
+
+How our content abuse systems work to keep members safe
+
+Help Center: Government Requests for Data
+
+Responsible AI Principles
+
+Building member trust in the new age of AI
+
+Welcoming the Digital Services Act
+
+Changes for the Digital Markets Act
+
+dismiss
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