Is LinkedIn banned in Russia? How to access it and sign up in 2026
LinkedIn has been blocked in Russia since 2016. How to use it from Russia, sign up, keep your account safe and handle the mobile app.
Quick fix. LinkedIn opens through a VPN. Get Surok in Telegram: 3 days free, exits in Europe, the US and Canada.
In November 2016 Roskomnadzor blocked LinkedIn by court order for not storing Russian users' personal data in Russia; since then neither the site nor the app opens without a VPN.
Signing up: turn on a VPN, check your IP, register by email, add your real country and city if you like, confirm email and phone. Keep the account safe: log in through one country, enable app-based two-factor authentication, avoid free VPNs. The app may be missing from Russian stores — use another country's official store or the mobile site with a VPN.