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Removing ‘Likes’ From U.S. Posts Is to Avoid Anxiety, Social Comparison, Says Head of Instagram

Nov.10 — Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri speaks exclusively about the social photo-sharing platform’s decision to remove the number of “likes” visible on posts from some users in the U.S. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Kurt Wagner at the Wired25 tech conference in San Francisco.

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Nov.10 — Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri speaks exclusively about the social photo-sharing platform’s decision to remove the number of “likes” visible on posts from some users in the U.S. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Kurt Wagner at the Wired25 tech conference in San Francisco.

30 Comments

  1. Aleksandar Gregory

    November 10, 2019 at 10:25 pm

    Long overdue

  2. Marc Atteberry

    November 10, 2019 at 10:27 pm

    Now we can promote insane things without a ready gauge for who agrees and those that do not.
    Big Brother State wins again.
    Socialism does not allow for opinions or thought.

    • stephen capillas

      November 10, 2019 at 10:45 pm

      Amen.

    • A Hoffnung

      November 11, 2019 at 12:17 am

      There is no dislike on Instagram anyway… so its good to remove these likes

  3. reallorn

    November 10, 2019 at 10:36 pm

    Yes please now the need for attention can maybe reduce

  4. Parminder Jaura

    November 10, 2019 at 10:41 pm

    Sheesh anyone who relies on social media for having any sense of living is retarded. Almost ruined my life at one point.

  5. Liberum Oratio

    November 10, 2019 at 10:43 pm

    Retarded.

  6. Luxottica

    November 10, 2019 at 10:47 pm

    No need for likes or dislikes! Just remove them! Problem solved

  7. EX DUECE

    November 10, 2019 at 10:49 pm

    we made a bunch of 1st world little bitches.

  8. Liyah H.

    November 10, 2019 at 10:53 pm

    I think this is dope

  9. Kennjamin Au

    November 10, 2019 at 10:54 pm

    And follower count too!

    • Torian khalil

      November 11, 2019 at 2:41 am

      noooooooooo

  10. mk1212wq

    November 10, 2019 at 10:54 pm

    No,no, no…

    Leave the likes how they are right now !

    Dont take away the ability to see them !

  11. 4,999,999 Subscribers

    November 10, 2019 at 11:00 pm

    Awesome! This is gonna help out very much

  12. WizZard

    November 10, 2019 at 11:02 pm

    So should we 👍🏻 this video or not?…… I’m really confused.

  13. Anthony Hirsch

    November 10, 2019 at 11:07 pm

    Very good

  14. xingxing85

    November 10, 2019 at 11:38 pm

    Good job Instagram! This will help to reduce the number of Narcissist in the world

  15. hotneo7

    November 10, 2019 at 11:43 pm

    Playboy: Yeah, we’re just not going to have naked pictures anymore.
    Sales plummet.
    Instagram: Yeah, we’re just not going to have likes anymore.
    Advertisers freak out.

    Why do these companies turn their back on their own formula?

  16. Hayden Macfarlane

    November 10, 2019 at 11:43 pm

    I’m happy this is happening. You know something is wrong when people decide not to like something because it doesn’t have enough likes yet. This might not be the perfect fix, but it shows they are trying to find solutions

  17. Easy Crypt

    November 11, 2019 at 12:13 am

    Liars its just less transparency and more formlessness

  18. Rellikhcaor

    November 11, 2019 at 1:29 am

    People will just start taking screenshots of how many likes they get, then take pictures of how many likes the “like count” pic got.

    • Intelligent Dating

      November 11, 2019 at 4:20 am

      I don’t see people posting their statistics on their feed after every picture they post, that’s farfetched. They might do that for advertisers to see but posting stats on your Insta would make you look desperate and weird.

    • Dilligaf

      November 11, 2019 at 5:07 am

      @Intelligent Dating Easy way to see who the real narcissist are.

    • d b00gi

      November 11, 2019 at 7:59 am

      Dilligaf right if they do that then that mean they tryna do it for other people 😂😂

  19. Un!T Cu$tomZ

    November 11, 2019 at 1:41 am

    These imaginary modeling careers gonna be in shambles

  20. Victoria Rawski

    November 11, 2019 at 3:21 am

    it’s NOT going to help! people can’t help their insecurities! aka from LOOKING AT photos.

    imagine removing photos from instagram to avoid “insecurities”

  21. YNWA Salah

    November 11, 2019 at 4:19 am

    BS. Their hiding likes so they can make you pay for it. Rather than people have organic reach.

  22. LinusLarrabee

    November 11, 2019 at 4:36 am

    Finally people will post things they like without wondering how many likes it will get.

  23. Mark Castro

    November 11, 2019 at 7:01 am

    I’m for it . Who else agrees?

  24. Lee Soyka

    November 11, 2019 at 7:40 am

    Sounds like a good idea!

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