Tell HN: LinkedIn Banned Me Out of Nowhere While Raising
A week ago, while filling out my YC application, I opened LinkedIn and saw my account was banned. No warning. Just a forced ID and phone verification loop that’s impossible to complete. Support gave me the usual copy-paste response : “just complete verification”, no explanation, no reason.
I have unread DMs from potential investors, people whose emails I don’t have. Friends messaged me asking why my profile disappeared. The effect? Like tossing a rock into the ocean.
The account was real. Created in March. About 50 connections, mostly YC founders, VCs, and school friends. work email, real name, real school.
And yet-gone.
Anyone had this happen before?
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If you cannot do that, you might want to share what is going wrong that is stopping you.
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I’ve had two different errors:
1. It asks for my phone number, I enter it, and get: “You have reached the maximum number of attempts. Please try again at a later date.” but I never received any verification code.
2. Or I get a verification link, open it on my phone, and before I can fill anything in, I get: “Try later.”