re: Instagram tests hiding how many people like a post

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Its not just a change that will impact how people socialize, but how people make a living.

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Maybe it will make them actually learn a valuable skill or trade and contribute to society

You can still who liked it. Just not a tally. Each user is still listed if you click on the link.

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You can still who liked it. Just not a tally. Each user is still listed if you click on the link.

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on your own pictures

on other people's pictures it will say "[i] name/i] and others liked this)

If you click on others on someone else's post it shows who liked it. Just not a tally.

It only shows the # for your own posts.

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TD was better pre-voting, fwiw.

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Back when you had to use words to tell Chris how much he sucked instead of just downvoting him into oblivion

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LINK

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Instagram has begun to hide the number of users who have “liked” a photo for some accounts in the US in an ongoing effort to create a less stressful experience.


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The backlash to the change in the US was swift, with the CEO’s announcement drawing a slew of negative comments on Twitter. Instagram has repeatedly stated it is making the change to allow users to focus on content rather than feedback. It comes as social media is increasingly criticized for adverse mental health effects and Facebook, Instagram’s parent company, has become the target of antitrust investigations.

“The idea is to try to depressurize Instagram, make it less of a competition, and give people more space to focus on connecting with the people they love and things that inspire them,” Mosseri said.

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I think it is at least a sign that some people are waking up the problems of how social media and constantly being plugged in can change how our brains operate.

For young people, leisure time almost doesn't exist as even that is spent in some sort of online competition over social media.