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Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn

The CTO/Director of our company is in jail, the crimes are horrendous and we do not want our company associated with what has happened. How do we remove his association with the company from linkedin and from google results for his name?
( 24 comments | 2 points | on HN )
Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by enos_feedler on Sunday January 29, 2023 @07:49PM (#34574497)
I’ll trade you the solution to this problem for more details about this situation
Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by berkle4455 on Sunday January 29, 2023 @08:55PM (#34574954)
> Todd Hubers, 36, faced the Geelong Magistrates’ Court where he did not enter a plea to charges of sexual penetration of a child aged under 16, three counts of sexual assault of a child under 16, and possessing child abuse material.
Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by xupybd on Sunday January 29, 2023 @08:59PM (#34574999)
Please don't dox
Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by ianceicys on Sunday January 29, 2023 @09:03PM (#34575017)
Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by miga on Sunday January 29, 2023 @07:50PM (#34574501)
"Report Inaccurate Information on Another Member's Profile"

https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1337291

Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by TylerE on Sunday January 29, 2023 @08:06PM (#34574644)
Doesn’t sound like it’s inaccurate, just unfavorable.
Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by josephcsible on Sunday January 29, 2023 @08:08PM (#34574661)
IIUC, the inaccuracy is that he's actually a former employee, but is still showing up as a current employee.
Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by c23gooey on Sunday January 29, 2023 @07:53PM (#34574529)
Thanks, I've submitted a request with that form. I'm hoping there might be another way
Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by 1123581321 on Sunday January 29, 2023 @07:51PM (#34574517)
You'll have to report it to them. https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1337291

If you're having no luck with that, I would (legitimately) contact them about career services or ads, and have the account rep advocate for your request inside the company.

Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by c23gooey on Sunday January 29, 2023 @07:53PM (#34574533)
Thanks, I've submitted a request with that form. I'm hoping there might be another way
Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by ActionHank on Sunday January 29, 2023 @07:55PM (#34574541)
These things have a way of coming out. Has your company made a public statement condemning their actions? It would look a lot better to do it proactively than after the fact if the news surfaces.
Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by c23gooey on Sunday January 29, 2023 @07:56PM (#34574558)
Good call, will advise the chairman of your idea
Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by bastard_op on Sunday January 29, 2023 @07:59PM (#34574585)
These sorts of posts make me long for the days of fuckedcompany.com to read about these things as a scandal rag.
Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by midoridensha on Sunday January 29, 2023 @08:21PM (#34574757)
Sounds like it's time to rename the company...
Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by xupybd on Sunday January 29, 2023 @08:22PM (#34574761)
The bad news is that it was easy to go from your HN username to figure out your company and problem CTO (I'd recommend a burner account for a question like this). Sorry, that looks like a horrible mess you have on your hands.

The good news is that searching within Linked in doesn't link the company to that man. A Google search however does show up his LinkedIn profile along with news articles that you probably don't want to be associated with.

Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by remh on Sunday January 29, 2023 @08:55PM (#34574955)
Yes. Literally takes 1min to figure out the details.

@op You should likely email dang to delete this post.

Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by c23gooey on Sunday January 29, 2023 @08:58PM (#34574991)
have emailed @dang to delete
Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by xupybd on Sunday January 29, 2023 @09:28PM (#34575160)
I'm happy to hit the flag button if you'd like? If enough of us do that it should bury the post.
Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by c23gooey on Sunday January 29, 2023 @09:33PM (#34575199)
yes please
Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by ra on Sunday January 29, 2023 @09:47PM (#34575290)
also flagged.
Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by Overtonwindow on Sunday January 29, 2023 @09:00PM (#34575002)
I'm impressed by your research skills, it took me more than 2 minutes but I just had to nail down the right parameters. About 8 years ago I gave a presentation at a high school about how easy it was for someone to take a nugget of personal information, and exploit it to find out more about them. Scared the snot out of some of those poor kids but I hope they took the lesson of protecting your personal data to heart.
Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by nearbygoogler on Sunday January 29, 2023 @09:32PM (#34575193)
Be sure to request that the old version of your website be removed from Google search. Hint: old.yourdomain still shows the person.
Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by c23gooey on Sunday January 29, 2023 @09:34PM (#34575209)
thanks for that
Re:Ask HN: How to Remove Employee from LinkedIn by nearbygoogler on Sunday January 29, 2023 @09:41PM (#34575249)
And of course search and remove for any other public dev copies of the site. Good luck!