As you know Instagram began testing the prototype of 'hiding the like button' in May, before rolling it to more countries around the globe by July this year.
After uncovering Instagram's prototype to hide the public like counts of photos and their subsequent public experiments in several regions around the world, Facebook has followed a similar suit and started working on, to hide the public like counts.
And yes it is observed that Facebook has recently began prototyping this hidden like or reaction count feature in their android app .
But Currently, with this unreleased feature of Facebook, the like or reaction count is hidden from everyone except the admin (creator) of that particular post. It is very much similar to, how it works on Instagram. The list of people who liked or reacted will still be accessible, but the amount will be hidden.
There's one more interesting news to be revealed here and that is, likes or reaction counts on comments are not yet hidden for time being. It is to be implemented in the near future and will take some time. And this delay could be due to the fact that this idea is in its early stage of development and subject to experiment. As always, things take time to be shaped properly and come up in more refined way, eventually.
In May, Facebook-owned Instagram, launched a test of its "like" ban in Canada before rolling it out to Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Italy, Brazil and Japan in July. And now Facebook is working on it too, it indicates Facebook and Instagram have confidence in the pros of hiding like counts outweigh the cons.
Experts have noted that the removal of public-facing likes could have wide ranging impacts on influencer marketing, which thrives on Instagram. It could lead to higher quality influencer content, as well as push users to consume more videos on the social media platforms.
Many intellectuals and professors around the world believes that by hiding the like or reaction counts from Facebook and Instagram from anyone except the post's admin or creator , user (that admin or creator) might feel less anxious about the perceived popularity of their content. Studies have shown that social media use may influence mental health, leading to depression and anxiety.
After uncovering Instagram's prototype to hide the public like counts of photos and their subsequent public experiments in several regions around the world, Facebook has followed a similar suit and started working on, to hide the public like counts.
And yes it is observed that Facebook has recently began prototyping this hidden like or reaction count feature in their android app .
But Currently, with this unreleased feature of Facebook, the like or reaction count is hidden from everyone except the admin (creator) of that particular post. It is very much similar to, how it works on Instagram. The list of people who liked or reacted will still be accessible, but the amount will be hidden.
There's one more interesting news to be revealed here and that is, likes or reaction counts on comments are not yet hidden for time being. It is to be implemented in the near future and will take some time. And this delay could be due to the fact that this idea is in its early stage of development and subject to experiment. As always, things take time to be shaped properly and come up in more refined way, eventually.
In May, Facebook-owned Instagram, launched a test of its "like" ban in Canada before rolling it out to Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Italy, Brazil and Japan in July. And now Facebook is working on it too, it indicates Facebook and Instagram have confidence in the pros of hiding like counts outweigh the cons.
Experts have noted that the removal of public-facing likes could have wide ranging impacts on influencer marketing, which thrives on Instagram. It could lead to higher quality influencer content, as well as push users to consume more videos on the social media platforms.
Many intellectuals and professors around the world believes that by hiding the like or reaction counts from Facebook and Instagram from anyone except the post's admin or creator , user (that admin or creator) might feel less anxious about the perceived popularity of their content. Studies have shown that social media use may influence mental health, leading to depression and anxiety.
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