Instagram has introduced a new feature that will hide public counts. In the past platform has been testing hiding like counts for a while. Today, they have announced that everyone on Instagram and Facebook will now have the option to hide their public like counts, so they can decide what works for them.
Seeing how like counts are beneficial to some and annoying to others, users are given a choice. You’ll also have the option to hide like counts on your own posts, so others can’t see how many likes your posts get. This way, if you like, you can focus on the photos and videos being shared, instead of how many likes posts get.
Again Instagram is giving people control over their experience with new tools. They new tools to allow people to filter offensive content from their DMs and gave people ways to control what they see and share on Facebook’s News Feed – like the Feed Filter Bar, Favorites Feed and Choose Who Can Comment.
New options to hide public like counts
Starting today, you will have the option to hide like counts on all posts in your feed. You’ll also have the option to hide like counts on your own posts, so others can’t see how many likes your posts get. This way, if you like, you can focus on the photos and videos being shared, instead of how many likes posts get.
You can hide like counts on others’ posts by visiting the new Posts section in Settings. This control applies to all the posts in your feed.
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