Overview
- LinkedIn initially removed a Jan. 27 State Freedom Caucus Network message supporting state cooperation with ICE and CBP, labeling it “hateful speech.”
- A LinkedIn spokesperson told multiple outlets the takedown was an error, and the post was reinstated within hours after a review.
- SCFN president Andy Roth said he deleted the organization’s LinkedIn page and would not return, describing the platform’s enforcement as “woke censorship.”
- Roth credited attention from Libs of TikTok and negative publicity for the reversal, while LinkedIn pointed to its option for a second review of moderation actions.
- LinkedIn’s Professional Community Policies prohibit hateful content targeting protected characteristics, a framework conservatives in coverage argued is applied with bias.