Instagram Is Now Hiding Likes in 6 Countries - Including Ireland.

Instagram Is Now Hiding Likes in 6 Countries - Including Ireland.

Here's Why It's a Big Deal

Late last week, it became known that Instagram will now be hiding Likes in six countries (as first reported by TechCrunch): New Zealand, Ireland, Brazil, Australia, Italy and Japan. This comes only a couple months since their initial announcement of testing the feature, indicating that the social media giant plans to double-down on the update. 

Here's what this means for the platform, why it's a much bigger deal than one may initially suspect and the proactive steps you can take to stay ahead of the curve despite the changes.

What This Means For Instagram

Ever since their executive shakeup that resulted in Instagram's original founders being softly pushed out of their positions only to be replaced with Facebook loyalists, Instagram has been toying around with features they're claiming will make their platform a safer place for their users -- from hiding Likes to their recent anti-bullying updates. 

While the intention behind these features might be well and good, the changes make the product deviate from the core things that made Instagram spread like wildfire in the first place -- specifically by the platform deciding which content you see versus the end user being in control of their in-app experience. Plus, one can't help to wonder if Facebook is using Instagram company as a buffer, or band-aid, for their own recent mishaps and privacy scandals, which have caused many users to lose faith in the platform……

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Source - Dakota Shane for Inc.com

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