3 March 2021, 1:50 am EST By Instagram confirms a bug that briefly hid likes to some users and was not visible to other people unless the post was there own.
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Instagram confirms a bug that briefly hid likes to some users and was not visible to other people unless the post was there own.
A Bug on Instagram
CNN reports that many Instagram users have noticed an unfamiliar message at the top of the social media app that says, Testing a Chance to How You See Likes - We want your followers to focus on what you share, not how many likes your post gets. During this test, only you will be able to see the total number of likes on your post.
Instagram accidentally widely expanded a test to remove public like counts on Tuesday.
It was because of a bug, but signals Instagram is still working on potentially removing like counts.
Here s how such a change could impact the influencer industry, according to creators and insiders.
What is Instagram without like counts?
Many users found out after Instagram on Tuesday suddenly and accidentally expanded widely a test to remove the public displays of the number of likes. The test didn t actually remove the functionality of likes, since creators could still see the total number on the backend of their accounts, and users could still like posts. But it made many contemplate what a world without seeing how many likes a post got would feel like.
Madonna says Instagram s new privacy policy allows Mark Zuckerberg to spy on users
Madonna says Instagram s new privacy policy allows Mark Zuckerberg to spy on users
Singer celebrity Madonna said that the new cyber surveillance policies allow Mark Zuckerberg to spy on you and your family, steal your most intimate secrets and monitor your compliance with government mandates through all your devices.
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Facebook-owned social media platform Instagram revised its privacy policy on December 20, 2020.
Celebrity singer Madonna on the platform reacted and posted a video on Instagram saying the new policies will allow Zuckerberg to spy on you and your family.
Censoring of posts is “a pattern”
Farmers in India are currently taking part in the largest organized protests in the world, against three farming laws passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
The farmers many of whom hail from India’s northern Punjab and Haryana states are concerned that the laws, which bring corporations into the controlled agricultural sector, will leave them at the mercy of large corporations and will lead to the ultimate loss of their land and livelihood.
“I can’t stress enough that the reason the farmers’ protest has received as much attention as it has is because of social media and because of the diaspora,” Balpreet Singh, legal counsel with the World Sikh Organization told Daily Hive Vancouver.
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Last week (December 16), Instagram clarified their new policy update, tweeting: “We’re seeing some confusion that our Terms of Use update is targeted at sex workers. We want to reassure our community that this isn’t true, and nothing will change about the way we enforce our policies on 12/20.
“We made some changes to our Terms to make them easier to understand; for example, we’re providing clearer language on how we use data to personalise ads. You can find them here and they apply to everyone on Instagram,” they added, sharing a link to an explainer on Facebook.