Instagram lets users choose whether to see ‘likes’ after Australian trial – NEWS.com.au

Instagram will let users choose whether or not to show likes in a change to the platform. It comes after an experiment that involved a tweak to the user experience for people in Australia.
The picture-sharing social media platform had a feature from day one where people could double-tap posts to “like” them.
The likes, represented by red hearts, would stack up in a counter that showed up under each post.
But the experiment rolled out in Australia in mid-2019 took a new approach, by hiding the amount…

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