You can control who can comment on your posts by limiting comments to only your connections or turning comments off completely. You can change this before or after you share a post.
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When you turn off comments, existing comments aren’t deleted.
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When you choose a comment setting, that preference is saved as your default for future posts.
To change comment settings before sharing a post:
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Click Start a post at the top of your LinkedIn homepage.
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Click your profile name dropdown.
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Click Comment control.
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Choose one of the following options:
- Anyone to allow comments from everyone
- Connections only to limit comments to your 1st-degree connections
- No one to turn off comments completely
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Click Save.
To change comment settings after sharing a post:
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Go to the post.
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Click the
More icon on the upper right of the post. -
Click
Who can comment on your post?. -
Choose one of the following options:
- Anyone to allow comments from everyone
- Connections only to limit comments to your 1st-degree connections
- No one to turn off comments completely
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Click Save.
To change comment settings before sharing a post:
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Tap Post in the navigation bar.
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Tap the dropdown next to your profile photo.
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Tap Comment control.
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Choose one of the following options:
- Anyone to allow comments from everyone
- Connections only to limit comments to your 1st-degree connections
- No one to turn off comments completely
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Tap Done.
To change comment settings after sharing a post:
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Go to the post.
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Tap the
More icon on the upper right of the post. -
Tap
Who can comment on this post?. -
Choose one of the following options:
- Anyone to allow comments from everyone
- Connections only to limit comments to your 1st-degree connections
- No one to turn off comments completely
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Tap Save.
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