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X Likes will be made private, but Likes count will still show
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by Anoop Singh
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The social network formerly known as Twitter has confirmed that X Likes are to be made private, so only the author of the post can see who has liked it. The company says that this is to protect people who are afraid to publicly Like “edgy” content, though users have mixed views …
X user Aaron first spotted a flag which, when enabled, removed the Likes tab from profiles, so you can no longer see which posts someone has Liked.
He speculated that this might mean X was going to be hiding Likes by default, and one of the company’s engineers responded to confirm this.
Yeah, we are making likes private.
Public likes are incentivizing the wrong behavior. For example, many people feel discouraged from liking content that might be “edgy” in fear of retaliation from trolls, or to protect their public image. Soon you’ll be able to like without worrying who might see it.
The Like counter will still be visible, however.
X users responded with mixed views. Some feel that this is a way to allow people to Like hateful content without accountability, while others feel it’s a positive move to reduce heat on the platform.
The majority, however, appear to think X should be focused on more important issues.
X team has an obsession with changing shit nobody wants to change and adding none of the features @elonmusk promised a long time ago
— wab.eth (@wabdoteth) May 22, 2024
Why do you keep working on things no one wants nor cares about? I really don’t get it. There are so many things to improve (lives, spaces, communities, decrease spam/bots, etc) but you focus on useless things. It’s cool to be able to see someone’s likes. Let people choose.
— Franco 🇦🇷 (@francomunizar) May 22, 2024
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The social network formerly known as Twitter has confirmed that X Likes are to be made private, so only the author of the post can see who has liked it. The company says that this is to protect people who are afraid to publicly Like “edgy” content, though users have mixed views … X user…
The social network formerly known as Twitter has confirmed that X Likes are to be made private, so only the author of the post can see who has liked it. The company says that this is to protect people who are afraid to publicly Like “edgy” content, though users have mixed views … X user…