Can you filter your LinkedIn feed to see posts from specific people, companies or topics?
To a degree, yes.
LinkedIn lets you change how your feed is sorted, manage who you follow and reduce unwanted content. But these controls don't work like a complete set of filters for every source, company and topic.
If you're trying to see only competitor announcements or updates from a selected list of companies, you'll quickly encounter limitations.
Here's how LinkedIn's feed controls work, what you can filter, and how to create a more focused monitoring experience.
Quick answer: How do you filter your LinkedIn feed?
Start with these four actions:
- Switch your feed between Top and Recent posts.
- Unfollow people or companies whose updates you no longer want.
- Select Not interested on irrelevant posts.
- Follow the sources you want to prioritise.
For separate feeds dedicated to competitors, customers or industry topics, you'll need a different workflow or a dedicated monitoring tool.
Top vs Recent at a glance
| Top | Recent | |
|---|---|---|
| Ordering | LinkedIn’s relevance and personalisation systems | Newer posts first |
| Best for | Everyday browsing | Catching up on what was posted lately |
| Shows every followed post? | No | Not guaranteed; behaviour varies by region |
| Where to change it | Sort by above the feed on desktop, or Settings & Privacy → Account preferences → Preferred Feed View | |
1. Switch between Top and Recent posts
LinkedIn normally presents a personalised feed.
Its ranking systems consider factors such as your professional profile, network, activity and interests.
If you want a different ordering, LinkedIn provides a Recent view.
On desktop
- Open your LinkedIn homepage.
- Find the Sort by dropdown above your feed.
- Select Top or Recent, if the control is available.
- Review the updated feed.
Top prioritises posts using LinkedIn's relevance systems.
Recent places greater emphasis on recency.
You can also check Settings & Privacy → Account preferences → Preferred Feed View to set a persistent preference.
Important: LinkedIn documents regional differences in how its Most Recent view works. Don't assume it displays every post from every followed source in all locations.
2. Filter out irrelevant sources
Your feed is influenced by the people and companies you follow.
If your interests have changed, your following list may no longer reflect what you want to see.
To review it:
- Open My Network.
- Select Following & followers.
- Open the Following list.
- Unfollow sources that are no longer relevant.
Unfollowing someone doesn't necessarily remove your LinkedIn connection.
This is particularly useful when you want to reduce updates without affecting an existing professional relationship.
3. Hide posts you don't want to see
LinkedIn provides feedback controls on individual posts.
Open the post's menu and look for options such as:
- Not interested
- Hide this post
- Hide posts from this author
- Unfollow
Available wording varies by post and interface.
These controls can remove a specific post or influence future recommendations.
They are not guaranteed to eliminate every similar post permanently.
4. Follow relevant companies and people
Filtering isn't only about removing content.
You can improve your feed by following sources that consistently publish information relevant to your work.
For example, a B2B marketing manager might follow:
- Direct competitors
- Important customers
- Technology partners
- Industry analysts
- Relevant founders and executives
Over time, this gives LinkedIn stronger signals about your professional interests.
5. Can you filter LinkedIn posts by company?
You can visit a company's LinkedIn page to review its posts.
You can also use LinkedIn search and available search filters to find particular content.
However, LinkedIn's standard home feed does not provide a general-purpose feature for creating permanent, separate feeds containing only your chosen companies.
If you regularly need to review the same group of organisations, manually visiting every page becomes repetitive.
6. Can you filter your feed by topic?
You can influence LinkedIn's recommendations by following relevant sources and providing feedback on unwanted posts.
But a home-feed preference is not the same as a strict topic filter.
For example, you cannot assume that following cybersecurity companies will make every post in your feed about cybersecurity.
Recommendations, connections and other content can still appear.
7. What if you want a competitor-only feed?
This is where filtering becomes a monitoring problem.
Imagine you need to track eight competitors.
You want to know when they announce products, publish customer references, hire new leaders or enter partnerships.
A general-purpose LinkedIn feed makes that difficult because relevant updates are mixed with unrelated activity.
LIMA lets you organise selected companies and people into custom feeds.
You can create a competitor feed, a customer feed or an industry feed and receive daily briefs and weekly movement reports.
Instead of repeatedly filtering the main feed, you establish a dedicated monitoring process.
LinkedIn feed filters vs custom feeds
| Need | Native LinkedIn controls | LIMA |
|---|---|---|
| Prioritise recent posts | Yes, with regional differences | Focuses on monitored source activity |
| Hide irrelevant posts | Yes | Separate monitoring experience |
| Unfollow unwanted accounts | Yes | Select relevant sources for feeds |
| Monitor a defined competitor list | Manual page and feed review | Custom competitor feed |
| Separate customers from competitors | Manual organisation | Separate feeds |
| Receive a weekly movement summary | Manual preparation | Weekly report |
Which approach should you choose?
If you simply want fewer irrelevant posts, start with LinkedIn's built-in controls.
If you want to monitor selected companies and people consistently, consider custom feeds.
The best solution depends on whether your objective is improving general browsing or gathering specific business intelligence.
Filter out the noise. Follow what matters.
Create focused LinkedIn monitoring feeds for competitors, customers and industry developments.
Frequently asked questions
Can I filter LinkedIn to show only posts from people I follow?
LinkedIn's Recent feed preference can move your experience closer to followed-source updates, but behaviour varies by region. Check LinkedIn's current Preferred Feed View documentation.
How do I filter out posts from a company?
Use the available post menu to hide or unfollow the source. You can also manage followed companies from your Following list.
Can I filter LinkedIn by keywords?
LinkedIn search supports finding content, but the standard home feed is not a persistent, strict keyword-filtered feed.
Can I create a LinkedIn feed for selected companies?
Not as a general native home-feed feature. Dedicated monitoring tools such as LIMA can organise selected sources into separate feeds.
How do I filter my LinkedIn feed to see only recent posts?
Choose Recent in the Sort by menu above your feed on desktop, or set Most Recent under Preferred Feed View in your account preferences. LinkedIn notes that the Recent view behaves differently in some regions.
Why does my LinkedIn feed go back to Top?
Changing the Sort by menu may only apply to your current session. To keep your choice, set it under Settings & Privacy → Account preferences → Preferred Feed View.
Can I see LinkedIn posts from a list of companies in one place?
Not in LinkedIn’s home feed. A feed aggregator such as LIMA collects posts from the companies and people you select into one feed.
Further reading
- Custom LinkedIn Feed: How to Create One
- How to Clean Up Your LinkedIn Feed
- How to Change Your LinkedIn Feed
Sources
- LinkedIn: Sort your feed by Top or Recent
- LinkedIn: Hide content in your feed
- LinkedIn: Manage your feed preferences
Last reviewed: October 2026.