INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Instagram is hiding Like counts to make people feel better
extension that reveals Instagram Like and comment counts
easily send yourself the permalink and open it on a computer.Instagram is currently testing hiding Like counts with a percentage of users in
It started the experiment in Canada in April before adding six more countries in July and then the U.S
Facebook launched a similar hidden likes experiment in Australia in September.TechCrunch tested Return of the Likes and verified that it
It comes from social media analytics company Socialinsider, which offers software for measuring engagement and benchmarking performance
self-censor to avoid an embarrassingly low Like count
Still, the question remains whether users deserve control over their own experience
Should we be able to opt back in to seeing Like counts, the way we have controls over block lists of offensive words?After the platforms
