In the CNN Business Article: Instagram is about to hide likes for some US users. Here’s what to expect, writer Kaya Yurieff writes about the major social media platform Instagram’s new policy they are about to implement in the United States. For years and years people have been judged for something as insignificant as likes on an instagram post. I know of many people who would take down an entire post solely because they did not get the amount of likes they got. Instagram’s CEO also noticed the problem a few years ago, as he tested the no like policy in a few countries such as Canada, Ireland, and Australia. The way it will now work is pretty simple, likes will still exist as you will have the option to like peoples’ posts; however, you will not be able to see the amount of likes your friends get. You will be able to see the amount of likes your own posts get, but no one else will be able to view your likes. I am personally a big fan of this new change.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/11/tech/instagram-likes-going-away/index.html
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