Instagram has introduced a feature to hide likes to reduce social media pressure. Thanks to this feature, users will be able to see the usernames of people who have liked the post, but will not be able to see the total number of likes.
Instagram boss Adam Museri says the new feature is intended to save users from the frustration of having less likes on social media and now allows users to hide the number of likes on their posts thanks to the new tool. Will be able However, users with this feature will be able to see the name instead of the number of followers who like the post.
Note that this new tool has been used experimentally in different countries since 2019, but now it has been activated worldwide. Experiments and research on this tool have shown that hiding likes has had some positive effects on users' behavior. A recent study by the Oxford Internet Institute found a strong link between social media use and mental health in young people.
To enable this feature, go to the New Posts section and select 'Hide Like' and 'View Count'. Users can also enable or disable the Like Hide feature on a specific post.
