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It seems like there is a healthy middle ground between “Facebook tries to ban ‘misinformation’” and “media ecosystem dominated by Facebook doing tons of algorithmic promotion of misinformation” and it’s called “not getting our news from Facebook.”
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) May 27, 2021
Instagram launches a new shopping section called Drops, helping users find limited supply products
— Glenn Gabe (@glenngabe) May 26, 2021
"Consumers can make their Drops purchases directly in the Instagram app itself via Checkout on Instagram, not by visiting third-party websites." https://t.co/zgOy7ZdFU7 pic.twitter.com/TMQ59pfl7E
to hide like counts on Instagram, for everyone else’s posts, requires 6 taps through menus.
— ben grosser (@bengrosser) May 26, 2021
to hide them on your own requires 3 more taps *every time you post*
all this effort to hide one visible metric, leaving all the rest in place. IG is really hoping this doesn’t catch on
Whatsapp has dragged Government of India not Modi government to the court, you idiots. https://t.co/xuX9y8W4mi
— Aishwarya Mudgil (@AishwaryaMudgil) May 26, 2021
? An update on like counts. Starting today, you can manage your experience in a way that works for you.
— Adam Mosseri ? (@mosseri) May 26, 2021
You can choose to hide like counts on others’ posts and on your own posts so people can’t see how many likes you get.
Rolling out on Instagram and Facebook. pic.twitter.com/Vp8ljtvgMw
letting the user choose!
— Sam Sheffer (@samsheffer) May 26, 2021
unexpected ? good move https://t.co/oBusKcvXHx
Facebook should put out a digital archive of all the posts it already banned based on misinformation, its own. Or some one should create a Facebook page on it. Real time documentation of censorship in action & how the misinformation tag has been used in practice: https://t.co/DyOOanx4yq
— শাশ্বতী সরকার Saswati Sarkar (@sarkar_swati) May 27, 2021
The likes of facebook and whatsapp going to the courts to fight for 'right of privacy' for users. That is like ISIS fighting for 'right to live life' of people all over the world.
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) May 26, 2021
the implications here are actually massive
— ?????? ?? ?????? (@hansel_mp3) May 26, 2021
it's not often we get a W in the mental health department via social media -- here's to a more personalized, less neurotic experience on IG https://t.co/47sYjJymBi
You might've seen that we’ve been testing different options for a while and this update reflects the feedback we’ve gotten.
— Adam Mosseri ? (@mosseri) May 26, 2021
We want you to feel good about the time you spend on our apps and this is a way to give you more control over your experience. pic.twitter.com/K5dLt4Cn7T
I think it's cool that Instagram is giving users a choice on how they see certain metrics, such as like counts.
— Andrew O'Connor (@AndrewOnTheWeb) May 27, 2021
I wish I could turn them off completey. I think about how social media turned into performance art rather than the sharing of ideas.https://t.co/7nF1ptSmjn
I wrote about what Instagram really learned from hiding like counts: one-size-fits-all platform policies are making us miserable https://t.co/oh7c0doIQk pic.twitter.com/5RsPGgsVGJ
— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) May 27, 2021
We can now all hide our bad engagement. https://t.co/mIbW3G8lrc
— phil (@philngyn) May 26, 2021
so, you can now hide likes on instagram... which I think is great... regular people will do this to avoid the whole competition of it, but influencers need the likes to prove their value ... so they will carry even more weight now
— Rich DeMuro (@richontech) May 26, 2021
I LOVE that @instagram will be allowing users the options to hide likes on their own posts and news feeds. I think this simple change can do wonders for our mental health. @GMA
— Lauren Linahan (@LaurenWTVM) May 26, 2021
“Comparison is the thief of joy.”
I wrote about what Instagram really learned from hiding like counts: one-size-fits-all platform policies are making us miserable https://t.co/oh7c0doIQk pic.twitter.com/5RsPGgsVGJ
— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) May 27, 2021
i'm not sure why "adding choice" w/likes is gonna make ig better. people choose IG over private sharing BECAUSE they love popularity contests, even if it makes them feel bad (it's human nature). if you want happy users, you *design* a healthier world for them https://t.co/sQkhxdjMIr
— Ellis Hamburger (@hamburger) May 27, 2021
so what is healthier? you don't need data and surveys to know that forever seeking external validation as a way to create meaning in your life is bad for your mental health. and this is the core loop of most public social media, including LinkedIn.
— Ellis Hamburger (@hamburger) May 27, 2021
What Instagram Really Learned From Hiding Like Counts
— Marsha Collier (@MarshaCollier) May 27, 2021
After 2 years of testing, today Instagram announced what it found: removing likes doesn’t seem to depressurize Instagram, and so likes will remain publicly viewable by default#SocialMedia via @Vergehttps://t.co/z6LMRal4tr pic.twitter.com/792vMd48WS
but these platforms have so much power.... what if i disagree with their view of what's healthy? this is why we need far more competition/choice in the space, and education about leading a fulfilling, meaningful, happy life so (hopefully) ppl make the right choice long term
— Ellis Hamburger (@hamburger) May 27, 2021
Spoke to @_allysonchiu about the new option to hide likes on Facebook and Instagram.
— Jacqueline Nesi, PhD (@JacquelineNesi) May 28, 2021
?My thoughts? A step in the right direction, but unlikely to move the needle for most teens.https://t.co/g6B3pcF8rV
Will hiding likes on Instagram and Facebook improve users’ mental health? We asked experts. https://t.co/ZL2ia33fK7 via @_allysonchiu
— Kenneth Cole (@kennethcolereal) May 28, 2021