Why Cant I Block Someone On Linkedin After Unblocking Them Exclusive

To understand why re-blocking fails, you first need to understand what a block really does on LinkedIn:

When you unblock someone, LinkedIn must painstakingly reverse these actions—but not completely. It restores the ability to connect, but it does not restore past messages, endorsements, or recommendations. That data is gone forever.

This asymmetrical reversal creates database conflicts. If LinkedIn allowed you to re-block someone immediately after unblocking them, the system would be forced into a rapid toggle state, potentially corrupting relationship metadata. To understand why re-blocking fails, you first need

To understand why you can’t block them again, you have to understand how LinkedIn’s backend views a "Block." Unlike Twitter or Instagram, where blocking is a simple visibility toggle, LinkedIn blocks are data-intensive. When you block someone:

When you unblock someone, LinkedIn has to reverse all of those actions. The algorithm has to decide: "Do they become a 3rd-degree network member again? Do we restore the old connection?" To understand why you can’t block them again,

LinkedIn engineers decided that allowing instant re-blocking would create a "harassment loophole."

The "Exclusive" Edge Case: Imagine a stalker unblocks you, screenshots your new job title, then instantly re-blocks you so you never get a notification that they viewed your profile. By enforcing a 48-hour lockout, LinkedIn forces transparency. If you unblock them, they have a guaranteed 48-hour window to see your profile, message you, or interact with your content. When you unblock someone

If they converted their profile to a LinkedIn Page (unlikely but possible), you cannot block a Page—only unfollow it.

So, you are stuck in the 48-hour purgatory. You cannot block them. What are your alternatives?

Sometimes browser extensions (ad blockers, privacy badgers) hide the block menu. Test in Chrome Incognito or Firefox Private Window.

If the person deleted their LinkedIn profile between the time you unblocked them and tried to re-block, the system cannot find a target profile to block. You’ll see an error: “Profile no longer exists.”