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The YouTube video discusses hibernating a LinkedIn account and its impact on profile visibility and interactions. The speaker emphasizes that viewing profiles is normal and not a cause for extreme actions like canceling accounts. When hibernated, a user's name changes to "LinkedIn member," but profile content remains visible. Reactivation takes 24 hours, after which name visibility returns. Premium users can access profile views for up to 90 days. The video underscores the unnecessary nature of extreme privacy measures and explains the effects of hibernation on LinkedIn activities.
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In this part of the video, the speaker addressed the question about whether someone will know you viewed their LinkedIn profile after hibernating your account. The speaker emphasized that it is okay to view LinkedIn profiles and that there is no need to take drastic actions like cancelling your account or hiding. If someone asks why you viewed their profile, simply explain that their name popped up while you were browsing LinkedIn. Hibernating your account will only change how your name appears, such as showing up as “LinkedIn member.” The speaker outlined that taking extreme measures due to privacy concerns is unnecessary and explained the effects of hibernating your account on your visibility within LinkedIn.
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In this part of the video, it is explained that when you hibernate your LinkedIn account, your name will be replaced with “LinkedIn member” in the system, but all your content like comments, posts, messages, and profile views will stay. You need to wait for 24 hours to reactivate your account. After reactivation, your name will reappear, and your profile views will show names instead of “LinkedIn member.” Premium LinkedIn users can see profile views from up to 90 days. This segment highlights what happens to messaging and profile views when hibernating and reactivating a LinkedIn account.