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What part of the TOS did it violate?

scrollaway 3y ago
In the follow up email (sent after the ban, and with a helpful "Please upload a new one", which I cannot do because it's restricted), they cite that "profile photos can get flagged for: (...) Not being an image of you or an actual photograph".
- zgluck 3y ago
  > they cite that "profile photos can get flagged for: (...) Not being an image of you or an actual photograph". That actually seems fair to me, considering what LinkedIn is.
  - gknoy 3y ago
    That seems very strange that they would _ban the account_ rather than deleting the profile image and rendering a placeholder instead.
    - deleted 3y ago
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    - mx_02 3y ago
      Do no expect common sense from IT companies. Google is even worse. It's pretty normal to ban people instead of trying ro fox the issue. It's probably cheaper to them. We have no rights and no protection from corporations other than "Do business somewhere else"
    - zgluck 3y ago
      [flagged]
      - scrollaway 3y ago
        I've used the same avatar for ... checks date on comic strip 17 years. On forums, social networks, everywhere. People recognize me better with it than via any photo, especially since I meet people mostly online, not face-to-face. But whatever, dude.
      - circuit10 3y ago
        It’s the norm online to not use real photos of yourself, that doesn’t make you a “clown” In fact there are probably places where that could get you in trouble for sharing personal information or something
wslh 3y ago
It is important to highlight that a TOS is not over the law, so the TOS could be partially not enforced in court.
mvdtnz 3y ago
In the LinkedIn Professional Community Policies[0], which is linked from the User Agreement[1], which is linked from the Terms of Service[2], they state, > Do not use an image of someone else, or any other image that is not your likeness, for your profile photo. It seems extremely unfair to me to go straight to a ban based on the profile picture alone. But it is clearly part of their terms of service (not that I would expect anyone to know this). [0] https://www.linkedin.com/legal/professional-community-policies#be-trustworthy-policy https://www.linkedin.com/legal/professional-community-polici... [1] https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement#obligations https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement#obligations [2] https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/service-terms https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/service-terms

In the follow up email (sent after the ban, and with a helpful "Please upload a new one", which I cannot do because it's restricted), they cite that "profile photos can get flagged for: (...) Not being an image of you or an actual photograph".

zgluck 3y ago
> they cite that "profile photos can get flagged for: (...) Not being an image of you or an actual photograph". That actually seems fair to me, considering what LinkedIn is.
- gknoy 3y ago
  That seems very strange that they would _ban the account_ rather than deleting the profile image and rendering a placeholder instead.
  - deleted 3y ago
    [deleted]
  - mx_02 3y ago
    Do no expect common sense from IT companies. Google is even worse. It's pretty normal to ban people instead of trying ro fox the issue. It's probably cheaper to them. We have no rights and no protection from corporations other than "Do business somewhere else"
  - zgluck 3y ago
    [flagged]
    - scrollaway 3y ago
      I've used the same avatar for ... checks date on comic strip 17 years. On forums, social networks, everywhere. People recognize me better with it than via any photo, especially since I meet people mostly online, not face-to-face. But whatever, dude.
    - circuit10 3y ago
      It’s the norm online to not use real photos of yourself, that doesn’t make you a “clown” In fact there are probably places where that could get you in trouble for sharing personal information or something

wslh 3y ago

It is important to highlight that a TOS is not over the law, so the TOS could be partially not enforced in court.

mvdtnz 3y ago

In the LinkedIn Professional Community Policies[0], which is linked from the User Agreement[1], which is linked from the Terms of Service[2], they state, > Do not use an image of someone else, or any other image that is not your likeness, for your profile photo. It seems extremely unfair to me to go straight to a ban based on the profile picture alone. But it is clearly part of their terms of service (not that I would expect anyone to know this). [0] https://www.linkedin.com/legal/professional-community-policies#be-trustworthy-policy https://www.linkedin.com/legal/professional-community-polici... [1] https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement#obligations https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement#obligations [2] https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/service-terms https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/service-terms