Instagram is Testing Hidden Like Counts Once Again
Instagram has been experimenting with removing the like count on its app since 2019. There had been no news on this experimental feature since then, but now it has been spotted in the wild once again without any official announcement.
Last week, Instagram’s PR team tweeted that they are testing a new feature to hide likes on Instagram’s Feed. However, a bug during testing added a lot more users than intended. The bug was patched within a few hours, but it left many users confused.
Instagram Head Adam Mosseri addressed the issue on Twitter after a few days.
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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.
We ve 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 for some time, and while it has provided some insight into the results it s seen from its experiments, it clearly doesn t yet have all the data that it needs in order to make a call on the viability of the option.
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