How to Delete Comments on LinkedIn

Accidentally posted a comment from the wrong account or spotted a typo moments after you hit enter? Managing the conversation on your LinkedIn posts is a normal part of maintaining a professional presence. This guide will walk you through exactly how to delete comments on LinkedIn - whether they're yours or someone else's on your content - and provide some best practices for managing your digital brand.

Why You Might Need to Delete a LinkedIn Comment

Before getting into the steps, it helps to understand the common reasons for removing a comment. Community management isn't about silencing disagreement, it's about curating a professional, safe, and on-topic environment. You might find yourself needing to delete a comment for several valid reasons:

• Simple Typos or Errors: You might have made a grammatical error or accidentally shared incorrect information. While editing is often a better choice, sometimes a clean slate is easier.
• Posting from the Wrong Account: It's a common mix-up for social media managers. You meant to comment from your company's page but posted the comment from your personal profile instead.
• Off-Topic or Spammy Content: Someone might hijack your post to promote their own services, share irrelevant links, or post generic, spam-like messages. Removing these keeps the conversation focused and valuable for everyone else.
• Unprofessional or Abusive Language: Comments that are offensive, discriminatory, harassing, or contain personal attacks have no place on your professional page. Deleting them is essential for maintaining a safe and respectful community.
• Revealing Sensitive Information: You or someone else might have accidentally shared private or confidential information in a public comment. Quick removal is necessary to protect privacy.

Whatever the reason, knowing how to quickly manage comments gives you control over your brand's narrative and the tone of the community you're building.

How to Delete Your Own Comment on LinkedIn

If you've left a comment you want to remove, the process is straightforward on both desktop and mobile devices. This applies to comments you've made on your own posts as well as on posts from other people or companies.

On a Desktop Browser (Your Own Comment):

1. Find Your Comment: Navigate to the post where you left the comment.
2. Locate the Options Menu: Hover your mouse over your comment. In the top-right corner of the comment box, a three-dot icon (...) will appear.
3. Select "Delete": Click the three-dot icon to open a dropdown menu. From the options, click on Delete.
4. Confirm the Deletion: A confirmation pop-up will appear asking, "Delete comment?" Click the blue Delete button to permanently remove your comment.

On the LinkedIn Mobile App (Your Own Comment):

1. Find Your Comment: Open the LinkedIn app and go to the post containing your comment.
2. Open the Options Menu: To the right of your name and comment, tap the three-dot icon (...).
3. Select "Delete": Tapping the icon will bring up a menu. Tap on Delete from the list.
4. Confirm to Delete: A confirmation prompt will appear at the bottom of the screen or in a pop-up. Tap Delete again to confirm your choice. The comment will disappear instantly.

How to Delete Someone Else's Comment on Your Post

As the author of a post or a LinkedIn Page Admin, you have the ability to moderate the comments section. This allows you to remove any comments that are inappropriate, off-topic, or spam. The steps are very similar to deleting your own.

On a Desktop Browser (Someone Else's Comment):

1. Go to Your Post: Find the post you authored on your personal profile or company page.
2. Locate the Comment: Scroll through the comments section to find the one you want to remove.
3. Find the Options Menu: Hover over the comment you wish to delete. The three-dot icon (...) will appear in its top-right corner.
4. Delete the Comment: Click the icon. You will see an option to Delete. Click it.
5. Confirm Removal: Confirm your decision by clicking the Delete button in the pop-up window. The comment and any replies to it will be permanently removed.

On the LinkedIn Mobile App (Someone Else's Comment):

1. Find Your Post: Open the app and navigate to your original post.
2. Find the Target Comment: Scroll down to the comments and find the one you need to moderate.
3. Access the Options Menu: Tap on the three-dot icon (...) next to the comment.
4. Select Delete: From the menu that appears, tap on Delete.
5. Confirm Your Action: Tap Delete again in the confirmation prompt. The comment will be removed immediately.

It's worth noting that when you delete someone else's comment, they do not receive a notification that you've done so. The comment simply vanishes from the conversation.

Beyond Deleting: Other Ways to Manage Unwanted Comments

Deleting isn't your only tool. Depending on the situation, editing your own remark or reporting an abusive one might be a better course of action. Building an engaging community isn't just about removal, it's about thoughtful moderation.

Editing Your Own Comment

Made a typo or want to rephrase something? Rather than deleting and starting over, you can simply edit your comment.

How to Edit Your Comment:

1. Find your comment and click or tap the three-dot icon (...) next to it.
2. Select Edit from the dropdown menu.
3. The comment will become an editable text box. Make your changes.
4. Click Save when you're finished. The comment will update in place, and an (edited) label will appear below it to show that a change was made.

This is the ideal solution for correcting minor errors without disrupting the flow of the conversation or losing any replies your comment may have already received.

Reporting a Comment

If a comment doesn't just feel out of place but actively violates LinkedIn's Professional Community Policies, you should report it. Reporting flags the content for LinkedIn's trust and safety team to review. This is the appropriate action for harassment, hate speech, violent content, or serious misinformation.

How to Report a Comment:

1. Click or tap the three-dot icon (...) next to the inappropriate comment.
2. Select Report from the menu.
3. LinkedIn will open a new window asking you to specify the reason for your report (e.g., Harassment, Spam, Hate Speech).
4. Follow the prompts to submit your report.

You can both delete and report a comment on your post. Deleting it immediately removes it from public view on your thread, while reporting alerts LinkedIn to a potential policy violator, helping to keep the entire platform safer.

Best Practices for Thoughtful Comment Moderation

Knowing how to delete is easy. Knowing when to delete requires a bit more nuance. Effective community management balances open discussion with maintaining a professional and positive environment. Here are a few guidelines to follow:

• Define a Policy: If you manage a company page, establish a clear and simple comment policy. You can pin a comment or include a line in your "About" section that outlines your guidelines (e.g., "We welcome respectful discussion but will remove spam, off-topic promotions, and personal attacks.").
• Respond Before You Remove (Sometimes): Not all negative comments need to be deleted. If a customer or follower provides constructive criticism or expresses a negative experience, a thoughtful public response can demonstrate transparency and excellent customer service. This can turn a negative interaction into a positive brand moment.
• Delete Without Hesitation for Clear Violations: Don't feel the need to engage with spam, trolls, or abusive language. There is no benefit to leaving this content on your page. Delete these comments quickly to protect your community.
• Consider the "Why": Before deleting, ask yourself if the comment is truly harmful or just something you disagree with. Healthy debate can be good for engaging community. Differing opinions are fine, but disrespect is not.
• Don't Feed the Trolls: Sometimes, engaging with a provocative commenter only adds fuel to the fire. In these cases, a quiet deletion is the most effective strategy to de-escalate the situation and end the disruption.

Final Thoughts

Managing comments on your LinkedIn content is a simple but powerful skill for controlling your professional narrative and fostering a positive community. Whether you're fixing a minor typo or removing inappropriate content, the tools are just a few clicks away.

While handling comments one by one is straightforward, we know that managing engagement across all your social platforms can quickly become chaotic. That's why we built Postbase with a unified inbox that brings all your comments and DMs from LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and more into one clean feed. Instead of jumping between apps and missing important messages, you can reply, assign, and manage your entire community from a single, organized place.

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