LinkedIn’s Tinder twist: probing the professional network’s weak response to harassment on the site
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LinkedIn’s Tinder twist: probing the professional network’s weak response to harassment on the site

By Kevin Colleran

Synopsis

In the era of #MeToo, LinkedIn is struggling with an unprofessional problem — unwelcome flirting and sexual harassment on its platform. For many women, this has become yet another reflection of the struggles they have to endure in the workspace. Despite several reported instances, the professional network has been unable to find the right mix of solutions to mitigate the problem.

“I will never create an account on LinkedIn again.” Shriya Singh is p***ed off. The third-year degree student at Delhi University had created a LinkedIn account two years ago as a fresher to post details of college events and discussions. What should have been a professional account in a professional network turned into what she calls the “mirror image of the worst of Tinder and Bumble”. “The messages haunt me to this date and some men went as

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