Turn off all 77 of my LinkedIn notification toggles

Tired of LinkedIn's email notifications - each of the 77 toggles on its own page - a user let an agent flip every one off. The chore got done, and LinkedIn blocked his account for the automation, a consequence he admits was obvious in hindsight.

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How it works

Agent opens each notification setting page
Turns all 77 toggles off
LinkedIn detects the automation
Account blocked

Why it’s worth knowing

The task succeeded perfectly and still failed: 77 toggles off, one account gone - the platform treated finishing the chore as the offense.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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