The social network formerly known as Twitter has confirmed that X likes should be private, so only the post's author can be seen by anyone I liked it. The company says this is to protect people who are afraid to publicly like “edgy” posts. content, although user opinions are mixed …
User X Aaron was the first to notice a flag that, when enabled, would remove the “Like” tab from profiles, so you can no longer see what posts someone has -that is. Liked it.
He suggested that this might mean that X would hide likes by default, and one of the company's engineers confirmed this.
Yes, we make likes private.
Public likes encourage bad behavior. For example, many people feel discouraged by liking content that may be “edgy”; for fear of retaliation from trolls or to protect their public image. Soon you'll be able to like without worrying about who will see it.
However, the like counter will still be visible.
X users had mixed responses. Some believe it's a way to allow people to like hateful content without accountability, while others believe it's a positive move to calm the tension on the platform.
However, most seem to think X should focus on more important issues.
X the team is obsessed with changing what no one 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 that no one needs or cares about? I really don't understand. There are so many things that need to be improved (lives, spaces, communities, reducing spam/bots, etc.) ), but you focus on useless things. It's cool to see someone's likes. Let people choose.
— Franco 🇦🇷 (@francomunizar), May 22, 2024
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