Instagram Is Hiding Likes. Will That Reduce Anxiety ?

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  • Instagram Is Hiding Likes. Will That Reduce Anxiety? - The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/world/instagram-hidden-likes.html

    Instagram did not share any information about what the testing with users in Canada has shown, nor would it say how long the testing will take place in each country. It is also not clear how the company is measuring the test results.

    In late April, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, announced at Facebook’s annual event for developers that the testing would begin in Canada.

    “We don’t want Instagram to feel like a competition,” Mr. Mosseri said at the event. “We want people to worry a little bit less about how many likes they’re getting on Instagram and spend a bit more time connecting with the people they care about.”

    On Wednesday, Mr. Mosseri announced the test’s expansion to the six additional countries on Twitter.

    Rozanna Purcell, a model in Ireland with nearly 300,000 Instagram followers, also welcomed the change.

    “I get so many messages of young girls in school who say how down they are and feel like they’re not good enough because their peers get more likes than them,” Ms. Purcell said. “We have enough things in society to compare ourselves to, so getting rid of numbers can only be a good thing.”

    But not everybody is excited about hiding like counts.

    Adam Liaw, a chef and author in Australia with more than 100,000 Instagram followers, said on Twitter that he thought the change was a “huge mistake” that would ultimately lead to the death of Instagram.

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