"Snooping on an ex or love interest on social media is a tale as old as time - or, rather, as old as Facebook. Plenty of us have been tempted to see what a former fling is up to on Instagram. But most of the time, those platforms don't rat you out (assuming your finger doesn't slip on the like button)."
"LinkedIn is, in theory, a different animal - a professional space, focused on work, branding, and self-promotion. LinkedIn is for labor, not love. But it's moving into more intimate territory as the lines between the personal and the professional blur, turning a job platform into a place where scorned lovers are lurking. Because LinkedIn ties visibility to opportunity, users are forced to strike a delicate balance between maximizing professional exposure and maintaining personal privacy."
Branda Statman experienced embarrassment when her mother viewed a potential suitor's LinkedIn profile and when she inadvertently revealed her own browsing. Users commonly use LinkedIn to check exes or romantic interests, sometimes sending mistaken connection requests or being exposed by profile-view notifications. LinkedIn's professional focus contrasts with personal behavior, yet the platform increasingly hosts intimate interactions as personal and professional boundaries blur. Because visibility on LinkedIn can affect job opportunities, users must balance maximizing exposure with protecting privacy. Seen notifications and accidental actions can cause awkwardness, compel explanations, and highlight the platform's privacy trade-offs.
Read at Business Insider
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]