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Share it Instagram freaked a whole lot of users out this week when it suddenly - and unintentionally - expanded its test of hidden post like counts to a lot more users. Weve been testing a new experience to hide likes on Feed posts. We unintentionally added more people to the test today, which was a bug — we’re fixing this issue and restoring like counts to those people as soon as possible.— Instagram Comms (@InstagramComms) March 3, 2021 Instagram has been testing hidden Like counts fo...

Instagram Addresses Hiding Likes on Some Users’ Posts Instagram made a big change to their app - and users were not happy about it. On Tuesday (March 2), many Instagram users realized that the app had started to…

Instagram Confirms Bug That Accidentally Deleted Likes ✖ Testing a Chance to How You See Likes - We want your followers to focus on what you share, not how many likes your posts get. During this test, only you will be able to see the total number of likes on your posts." This test however produced a bug and way too many people on the app werent seeing likes across the board than they originally intended. In a statement Instagram confirmed it was a bug and that it should be reverted back to n...

Many Instagram users were baffled when scrolling through the platform and seeing their number of likes on posts replaced with the phrase “and others” on Tuesday 2 March. Within an hour of the major change, Instagram began to trend on Twitter as people were questioning if this was the permanent feature that the platform had previously announced.  Everyone: “Did Instagram just take away your likes?” Me: “I still am waiting for chronological order to come back” pic.twitter.com/bJFCr4...

Would you enjoy Instagram more if it didn't show everyone how few 'likes' your last post received?

3 March 2021, 1:50 am EST By Instagram confirms a bug that briefly hid likes to some users and was not visible to other people unless the post was there own.   ( "Instagram App - Credit to http://homedust.com/" by Homedust is licensed with CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ ) Instagram confirms a bug that br...

Instagram accidentally widely expanded a test to remove public "like" counts on Tuesday.  It was because of a bug, but signals Instagram is still working on potentially removing like counts. Heres how such a change could impact the influencer industry, according to creators and insiders. What is Instagram without "like" counts?  Many users found out after Instagram on Tuesday suddenly — and accidentally — expanded widely a test to remove the public displays of the number of likes. The tes...

Madonna says Instagrams new privacy policy allows Mark Zuckerberg to spy on users Madonna says Instagrams new privacy policy allows Mark Zuckerberg to spy on users Singer celebrity Madonna said that the "new cyber surveillance policies allow Mark Zuckerberg to spy on you and your family, steal your most intimate secrets and monitor your compliance with government mandates through all your devices." advertisement (Picture: Reuters) Facebook-owned social media platform Instagram revised its priva...

Censoring of posts is “a pattern” Farmers in India are currently taking part in the largest organized protests in the world, against three farming laws passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The farmers — many of whom hail from India’s northern Punjab and Haryana states — are concerned that the laws, which bring corporations into the controlled agricultural sector, will leave them at the mercy of large corporations and will lead to the ultimate loss of their land and...

Advertisement Last week (December 16), Instagram clarified their new policy update, tweeting: “We’re seeing some confusion that our Terms of Use update is targeted at sex workers. We want to reassure our community that this isn’t true, and nothing will change about the way we enforce our policies on 12/20. “We made some changes to our Terms to make them easier to understand; for example, we’re providing clearer language on how we use data to personalise ads. You can find them here a...