From now on, there will be option to hide like counts on all posts in the feed. There will be an option to hide like counts on own posts so that others can’t see the likes. This way, one can focus on photos and videos being shared, instead of how many likes posts get
iTWire Thursday, 27 May 2021 11:22 Instagram and Facebook users can now hide like counts on their posts
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Instagram and Facebook users have now the option to hide the like counts on their posts. While this may be beneficial for some, others have found it inconvenient.
Instagram has been testing hiding like counts on its platform for a while in a handful of countries, including Australia. Today, Instagram announces that users on its platform and on Facebook will now have the option to hide their public like counts so they can decide what works for them.
Instagram tested hiding like counts to observe if it will lessen pressure among users. The app received mixed feedback: for some people, it was beneficial not to see likes, and for others, it felt annoying as like counts are gauge on what is trending or what is popular.
Instagram and Facebook users can now hide the number of likes on a post
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Facebook has announced a new feature that will allow users of Instagram and Facebook to have the option to hide public like counts on all posts.
According to the social network, they tested hiding like counts to see if it might remove the pressure from people’s experience on Instagram.
“What we heard from people and experts was that not seeing like counts was beneficial for some and annoying to others, particularly because people use like counts to get a sense of what’s trending or popular, so we’re giving you the choice,” Facebook said.
To empathise with netizens on the mental health front and to give them more control of their social media, Instagram and Facebook are officially rolling out the option to remove ‘likes’
Facebook-owned photo sharing platform Instagram on Wednesday announced that it is now enabling the option to hide public like counts for the Indian users on the platform.The company said that it tested the hiding like counts option to see if it .