Instagram Testing Out Hiding "Likes";Twitter Considering Following Suit

[Mook]

This is dumb. Didn't they learn from Snapchat & Facebook fukking themselves up. If it's not broke, don't fix it.

I hop twitter does it. Those dumbasses added a like button, when fukking retweets were likes. If I liked something I'd fukking retweets it. Now nikka don't bother with Twitter unless it's news

 

[Silver Surfer]

There is pressure on these platforms because its perpetuating narcissism.....and detrimental to society

Good....hope they follow thru

 

[NaijaProdigy Redux]

I suppose advertisers will or have tools to determine the reach of “influencers” because understanding eyeballs and viewership of those influencers’ pages is important to the ad dollars they commit.

If not, this is a stupid update from a business perspective

On the flip side, now these girls can stop asking me “why did you like her photo?”

 

[Striving For Greatness]

You can do the same on YouTube

And you already have the option to hide your comments on ig. Why are some people losing their shyt like it’s a mandatory change

 

[Dwayne_Taylor]

This is good for kids.

 

[Silver Surfer]

You can do the same on YouTube

And you already have the option to hide your comments on ig. Why are some people losing their shyt like it’s mandatory change

Because we already know that on IG if nikkas post a pic and nobody likes it.....they will commit suicide

 

[BrothaZay]

IG posters will still be able to see the likes they're receiving but their followers can't see tho kinda pointless when you think about it...this does nothing to those IG hoes who'll still be clout chasing .

You don't know that. That's why it's called a test

 

[Striving For Greatness]

Because we already know that on IG if nikkas post a pic and nobody likes it.....they will commit suicide

I understand that part

I just thought that it would be optional to hide your likes like the comments

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

Eh that’s one of the appeals of the apps, but several people have told me they don’t like my pics because they don’t want people to see who/what they like. (Weird but w/e)

Edit: and I got 116 likes and 15 retweets on a Twitter post. Let me be great!

There’s plenty of truth to that if you mainly follow and be followed by people you know. They notice but don’t wanna put themselves out there for fear of judgment and home issues. See how many bytches/gents be snapping on S/Os about liking someone’s stuff.

 

[Jhoon]

There is pressure on these platforms because its perpetuating narcissism.....and detrimental to society

Good....hope they follow thru

Businesses do not base their financial success on narcissism and detriments. It is based solely on account. Profits and expenses.

 

[Thanos]

They are testing out features that no one asked for and not putting the features that the websites actually need. big business y'all.

 

[Yinny]

There’s plenty of truth to that if you mainly follow and be followed by people you know. They notice but don’t wanna put themselves out there for fear judgment and home issues. See how many bytches/gents but snapping on S/Os about liking someone’s stuff.

I stopped using the following tab for that very reason, I get it but I realized I just had to let it go. I didn’t even mess with ig or know/care what it was til someone I was fb friends with kept liking pics of chicks half naked posting booty pics on their sink and they popped up in my feed- thought it was some ratchet I had to delete

 

[CJ]

So my personal accounts all made the change yesterday but my business IG account seems to still shows this. Wonder if that is done purposely or they are just behind on the business profiles.

 

[FLATOP]

Removing likes is a great step towards fixing social media's role in society. Respect for these companies is slightly increasing.

 

[Silver Surfer]

Businesses do not base their financial success on narcissism and detriments. It is based solely on account. Profits and expenses.

Has nothing to do with financial success....if so they would not even consider it