Most people on Instagram use the app to share their photos with friends and followers. However, some people have begun to hide the number of likes they receive on their posts in order to keep their followers from feeling pressured to like or comment on their photos, including me. Although
Instagram removed the likes entirely on Instagram posts in a trial a few years ago in several countries for select users. Now they’re making it optional. According to Adam Mosseri, CEO of Instagram, this was an initiative to make Instagram “a safer place on the internet.” Not everyone was happy
So Instagram is going to be removing likes — what does that mean for your account? On July 17, 2019, Instagram tweeted saying, “We want your friends to focus on the photos and videos you share, not how many likes they get. You can still see your own likes by
