Instagram tests feature that lets users choose if they want to see likes
Instagram is testing a feature that would let users decide if they want to hide likes on their own posts or posts from people they follow.
The option will start with a small global test group on Wednesday, CNN reports. Instagrammers can also decide to keep the original experience, which includes visible likes.
Instagram began testing the option to hide likes on posts in 2019, first in Canada and later around the world. While followers couldn’t see the total number of likes a post received, the owner of the account still could, Instagram said at the time. Viewers of the post could click...