Hey instagram A new trial was announced worldwide on Wednesday (14) on the scene of the number of likes in publications.
According to the social network, “a part of the people will be able to decide which option is the best” out of the 3 available:
- Don’t look Number of likes in other people’s publications (Which is the current rule);
- Disable count for Your own publication;
- Have original experience, Showing the total number of likes in both.
In 2019, the platform launched a worldwide trial in which Hid count of likes in the post. Subsequently, the experiment was extended to the whole world.
At the time, the social network said it did not want people to feel that “they are in a competition” and “focus more on sharing photos and videos, compared to the amount of likes they receive In”.
The company said in a note, “We decided to do this new test because we got feedback from users.” G1.
Instagram said that some people felt less pressured by not seeing “Like”, while others wanted to identify the trend and the most popular content on the network.
The option to view or not to like will also be increased Facebook, Who owns Instagram.
“First of all, this test will be on Instagram, but we are also looking for a similar experience for Facebook,” the company said.
