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X is rolling out “private likes” which will likely show up on users’ timelines from Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Elon Musk on Wednesday confirmed the roll out of a new feature that will hide all likes by default for X users.<\/p>\n
X is rolling out \u201cprivate likes\u201d which will likely show up on users’ timelines from Wednesday.<\/p>\n
This means that users’ likes on the platform will be hidden by default and they \u201cwill be able to like content without worrying about who might see it\u201d.<\/p>\n
Musk said that it is \u201cimportant to allow people to like posts without getting attacked for doing so\u201d.<\/p>\n
Last month, Haofei Wang, X’s director of engineering, had said the upcoming change is meant to protect users’ public image.<\/p>\n
“Yeah, we are making likes private. Public likes are incentivising the wrong behaviour,\u201d he had posted on X.<\/p>\n
For example, many people feel discouraged from liking content that might be “edgy” in fear of retaliation from trolls, or to protect their public image.<\/p>\n
\u201cSoon you’ll be able to like without worrying who might see it. Also a reminder that the more posts you like, the better your \u2018For you’ algorithm will become,\u201d Wang had said.<\/p>\n
According to the social media platform, like is visible between you and the author.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe author will be notified, but not anyone else. Bookmark is only visible to you. We could even make it customisable for users,\u201d according to Wang.<\/p>\n
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