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Facebook Might Hide Your Like Counts, For A Good Reason

7 mins
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12:30, 4 Sept 2019
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Facebook could soon start hiding the Like counter on News Feed posts to protect users’ from envy and dissuade them from self-censorship. Instagram is already testing this in 7 countries including Canada and Brazil, showing a post’s audience just a few names of mutual friends who’ve Liked it instead of the total number. The idea is to prevent users from destructively comparing themselves to others and possibly feeling inadequate if their posts don’t get as many Likes. Would you like this?

Presenter: Richard Bradbury, Jeff Sandhu, & Audrey Raj

Producer: Christine Wong

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Facebook Might Hide Your Like Counts, For A Good Reason

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12:30, 4 Sept 2019
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Facebook could soon start hiding the Like counter on News Feed posts to protect users’ from envy and dissuade them from self-censorship. Instagram is already testing this in 7 countries including Canada and Brazil, showing a post’s audience just a few names of mutual friends who’ve Liked it instead of the total number. The idea is to prevent users from destructively comparing themselves to others and possibly feeling inadequate if their posts don’t get as many Likes. Would you like this?

Presenter: Richard Bradbury, Jeff Sandhu, & Audrey Raj

Producer: Christine Wong

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