Would you consider a tool that tracks your activity locally so you don't get banned useful?
I've been going through hell for the last month. I was banned from LinkedIn for excessive activity.
For 24 hours
For 48 hours
For 72 hours
For 168 hours - currently waiting until Tuesday, 10 PM CET.
The only useful advice I've received from support is to be less active.
So I'll have to limit my activity.
At the moment, this whole situation motivates me to work on a partial solution – some kind of activity tracker, where data wouldn't leave your devices but would give you an overview of how much activity quota you have available.
What features would you like?
Has anyone had a problem with these restrictions for LinkedIn or other networks, too?
[I am doing my own research.]
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That's interesting, do they have current guidelines to what define excessive activity? How do they quantify it?
For the tool, that's an interesting project, something similar to what one might have on his phone to track social media usage?
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@thegreatsalimos Not completely a tracker of social media, just an activity to overcome the ban. There is no official limit, but I am the one who tests the water (was restricted many many times) :D
I actually ran into something similar recently.
What’s frustrating is not just the limits, but how invisible they are.
You don’t really know what triggered it until it’s too late.
A local tracker makes sense, but I think the real value would be showing patterns, not just counts.
For example:
- how fast you’re doing actions
- repeating similar actions in short time
- sudden spikes vs normal behavior
Feels like most bans come from patterns, not just volume.
minimalist phone: creating folders
@bigcat_aroido Some are good suggestions, but it is very relative what is normal behaviour for each user because I think each has a different value according to his activity, platform history etc.
ok, can't lie, yes!
minimalist phone: creating folders
@gauravthapa Trust me, I have motivation to do it like anybody else, because I do not want to lose my account with 9 followers.
@busmark_w_nika i feel like this applies to many platforms too, like Reddit for sureeee
PS Thanks for checking out the launch for Fastlane haha, awesome to see
This idea’s actually pretty useful! I’m new to PH and got restricted for a bit too. I’ve been curious why, but never got a clear answer.