LinkedIn Lawsuit: The AI-Training Privacy Claim and Its Quick End

What Was Alleged

In January 2025, a proposed class action accused LinkedIn of using Premium members’ private messages — including InMail — to train AI models without adequate consent. The complaint pointed to an August 2024 privacy-setting change that, it said, opted members into AI data-sharing by default, and to a later policy update disclosing AI training only in a buried FAQ rather than clearly up front.

The concern tapped a real anxiety of the AI era: that private communications get repurposed as training data without users understanding or agreeing.

Why It Ended Quickly

The case did not last. Just days after filing, the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed all claims. According to reporting, plaintiff’s counsel indicated LinkedIn presented evidence that it did not, in fact, use paid subscribers’ private messages to train AI. A voluntary dismissal like this ends the case without any finding against the company.

It is a useful example that a headline-grabbing filing is not proof of the conduct alleged — and that companies sometimes rebut the core factual premise early.

What Users Should Know

The episode is still a prompt to check your own settings: many platforms added AI data-sharing toggles in 2024-2025, often on by default. On LinkedIn and similar services, review the privacy settings for “data for AI improvement” options and opt out if you prefer. There is no claim to join here — the case was dropped.