Why Cant I Block Someone On | Linkedin After Unblocking Them Exclusive

LinkedIn purposefully avoids publishing precise cooldown durations and internal rules to prevent bad actors from gaming the system. Revealing exact thresholds would enable manipulative behavior, so users see only the effects, not the internals.

Sometimes, after unblocking, the user disappears from your "Blocked Users" list entirely, as if they never existed. This isn't a glitch—it's the lockout. They will only reappear in the search for blocking after 48 hours. This isn't a glitch—it's the lockout

You blocked a recruiter who kept rejecting you. You unblocked them to see if they viewed your profile for a new job application. They did. Now you want to block them again before they message you. You cannot. You unblocked them to see if they viewed

So, you are stuck in the 48-hour purgatory. You cannot block them. What are your alternatives? What are your alternatives?