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Instagram Has Begun Hiding Like Counts


Instagram has started hiding the number of likes a post gets from other users. Announcing the test which is currently taking place in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Japan and New Zealand

Instagram explained that it wanted “your friends to focus on the photos and videos you share, not how many likes they get.” The news comes after a leak in April, which gave a first look at the feature.

To explain how the new feature would work, Instagram added that “you can still see your own likes by tapping on the list of people who’ve liked it, but your friends will not be able to see how many likes your post has received.” Currently, the test is only affecting “some users” in the seven selected countries, but the photo-sharing service continued that it was “looking forward to learning more about how this change might benefit everyone’s experience on Instagram.”

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