Elon Musk’s social media platform X is preparing for a surprising change by hiding ‘likes’. However, it is noted that with the hidden likes feature introduced for X, users might struggle to distinguish between their favorite content and bookmarks. Here are all the details you need to know about this change…
Hidden Likes Feature Announced for X
The hidden likes feature on the X platform aims to encourage users to favorite more ‘bold’ (adult or controversial political) content. This means content you might not normally like but add to favorites. However, this system is not entirely private. Users will still be able to see who liked the content and how many likes it received. This could still make users hesitant to like controversial content.
X already has a bookmark feature that allows users to save posts privately. Bookmarks are used to collect posts you want to revisit or save articles you want to read later. Therefore, bringing a hidden likes feature is considered an unnecessary change.
X users suggest making hidden likes optional or introducing a long-press option to leave anonymous likes. Additionally, there are warnings that using the hidden likes feature could lead to content creators manipulating their content using bot armies.
In summary, the decision to introduce a hidden likes feature on X has received mixed reactions from users. Many prefer the return of the old star icon instead of this change. What do you think? Should likes be hidden, or should the stars come back? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.
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