That means what users like on the platform will be hidden by default, which is already an option for X’s Premium subscribers.
Following the publication of this story, X owner Elon Musk reshared a screenshot of it, saying it’s “important to allow people to like posts without getting attacked for doing so!”
A few weeks ago, X’s director of engineering, Haofei Wang, said the upcoming change is meant to protect users’ public image — because “many people feel discouraged” to like “edgy” content.
Late last year, Musk told the platform’s engineers that he wanted to get rid of the tweet action buttons altogether and instead place a stronger emphasis on post views (also called “impressions”).
“Social media in general is shifting away from like counts, so this makes sense,” the source said.
Update, June 11th: Added Elon Musk’s confirmation of The Verge’s reporting.
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That means what users like on the platform will be hidden by default, which is already an option for X’s Premium subscribers.
Following the publication of this story, X owner Elon Musk reshared a screenshot of it, saying it’s “important to allow people to like posts without getting attacked for doing so!”
A few weeks ago, X’s director of engineering, Haofei Wang, said the upcoming change is meant to protect users’ public image — because “many people feel discouraged” to like “edgy” content.
Late last year, Musk told the platform’s engineers that he wanted to get rid of the tweet action buttons altogether and instead place a stronger emphasis on post views (also called “impressions”).
“Social media in general is shifting away from like counts, so this makes sense,” the source said.
Update, June 11th: Added Elon Musk’s confirmation of The Verge’s reporting.
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