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https://thefreeradical.org/linkedin-banned-a-trans-woman-for-using-her-preferred-name/>
"At the end of Pride Month, trans YouTuber Sarah Burssty revealed on Twitter
that LinkedIn had banned her account for not representing herself
“authentically and truthfully” because she used her preferred name rather than
her legal name. The Trust and Consumer Support Consultant who communicated with
her, named only Shivam, said that this policy exists to ensure that profiles
“accurately reflect” a user’s “personal and professional life,” and that her
“appeal has been denied and your account will remain restricted."
In a followup email to Burssty following a further appeal, Shivam wrote, “We
will not engage in any further discussion regarding this matter. Please note
that this matter is considered resolved. Further requests related to this issue
will not receive a response."
The YouTuber posted on Twitter that she was told “in no uncertain terms they
are going to block all future communication with me,” adding that she was
“really scared that this is going to impact my odds at the over 20+ businesses
I applied to over the past couple of weeks that have my LinkedIn page on my
resume. If the hiring department(s) see the dead link, they'll come to the
wrong conclusion. This is really bad.”
Taking further to Twitter, she reached out to LinkedIn customer support
numerous times, talking to several different employees via public tweets and
private DMs in order to get an answer. While they all promised they’d look into
the situation, she received no further communication."
Via Violet Blue’s
Threat Model - Cybersecurity: July 22, 2025
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-22-134661133
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
