Internet Divided Over Instagram’s ‘Hide Likes’ Announcement

Netizens are divided over Instagram’s decision to roll out a ‘hide like count’ test feature.

Instagram recently announced that the company running tests in 6 more countries where, “You can still see your own likes by tapping on the list of people who've liked it, but your friends will not be able to see how many likes your post has received.”

We’re currently running a test that hides the total number of likes and video views for some people in the following countries:

✅ Australia
✅ Brazil
✅ Canada
✅ Ireland
✅ Italy
✅ Japan
✅ New Zealand pic.twitter.com/2OdzpIUBka

— Instagram (@instagram) July 17, 2019