Instagram, Facebook To Allow Users To Hide ‘Likes’

• ByStartupStory     |    May 27, 2021

Instagram, Facebook to allow users on these platforms to hide their public ‘like’ counts. They have also introduced more ways to give people control over their experience. This includes new tools that allow people to filter offensive content from their DMs and give them ways to control what they see and share on Facebook’s news feed.

Instagram, Facebook to allow people control over their experience, a statement said.”We tested hiding like counts to see if it might depressurise 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 for what’s trending or popular, so we’re giving you the choice.”

Instagram, Facebook to allow Users to hide ‘like’ counts on others’ posts by visiting the new posts section in settings. This control applies to all the posts in a user’s feed.

“We’re also funding more external research about people’s experiences on Instagram, and how we can improve our policies and products to support our community. We’re currently requesting research proposals from global academics and non-profits,” the statement said

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