A conservative advocacy group is slamming LinkedIn after the platform temporarily removed a post supporting President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. The State Freedom Caucus Network (SFCN) posted its support for the DHS and ICE mission on January 27. On Thursday, the group revealed that LinkedIn had flagged the message as “hateful speech” and removed it.
“Apparently protecting children is ‘hate,’ but letting actual predators roam free is fine,” the SFCN wrote on X. The group noted that while Elon Musk’s X allowed the post, LinkedIn chose to censor the message. As a result, the SFCN has announced it will be deleting its LinkedIn account entirely.
LinkedIn later restored the post and issued an apology, claiming the removal was a mistake. A spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the content was “removed in error” and quickly corrected. Andrew Roth, president of the SFCN, expressed deep skepticism toward the company’s explanation.
“Initially, your post was removed for going against our policies,” Roth was told in an email from LinkedIn. After the situation gained traction on social media, he received a second email stating the post did not violate any rules. Roth responded to the reversal with a blunt “Yeah, right,” and vowed to stop engaging with the platform.
The incident has sparked a renewed call among conservatives to ditch the site, which was co-founded by liberal megadonor Reid Hoffman. High-profile influencers like LibsofTikTok and columnists from Townhall urged their followers to delete their accounts. They labeled the platform a “garbage woke platform” that provides little value to conservative voices.
Daniel Cochrane of the Heritage Foundation told Fox News Digital that this follows a “predictable model” for Big Tech. He described the strategy as “censor first and then ask for forgiveness later.” Cochrane warned that liberal biases are often “baked into” the algorithmic moderation systems used by these companies.
The SFCN post highlighted the mission to remove “violent criminals and pedophiles” who entered the country under previous open-border policies. The group maintains that its caucuses are on the frontlines of supporting the President’s public safety goals. For now, the “black box” of Big Tech moderation remains a central point of contention for the administration.