X is now making Likes private for everyone | Infinium-tech

What posts you preferred on X was once publicly accessible data, which might typically get individuals in hassle, so now the social platform, beforehand often known as Twitter, is beginning to make that information non-public.

The X Engineering account revealed you’ll be nonetheless capable of see posts you’ve got preferred, however others will not. Authors will retain like counters and can be capable of see who preferred their posts, however you will not get detailed lists for different individuals’s posts.

This week we’re making Likes non-public for everybody to higher shield your privateness.

– You’ll nonetheless be capable of see posts you’ve got preferred (however others can’t).

– Like rely and different metrics in your personal posts will nonetheless present up below notifications.

– You’ll now not see who…

— Engineering (@XEng) June 11, 2024

Elon Musk, the Proprietor and Govt Chairman of X, stated in a separate publish it was “essential to permit individuals to love posts with out getting attacked for doing so.”

Creators and paying customers weren’t happy with the change, claiming they could not monitor publish engagement and would enhance platform manipulation by way of paid likes. Nevertheless, this may permit customers to love extra stuff, figuring out they will not be bullied for doing so.

Making this function accessible to anybody will nonetheless take away one of many causes to get the premium subscription. The corporate’s revenues took an enormous hit in 2023, and it tried to avoid wasting face by introducing a paid tier to make up for the misplaced revenue.

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