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Re:Instagram hides Like counts in leaked design prototype by latexr on Friday April 19, 2019 @11:03AM (#19700163)
> They know that hiding Likes will cost them engagement

The article makes the opposite argument:

> Many users delete posts that don’t immediately get ‘enough’ Likes or post to their fake ‘Finstagram’ accounts if they don’t think they’ll be proud of the hearts they collect. Hiding Like counts might get users posting more since they’ll be less self-conscious.

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Re:Instagram hides Like counts in leaked design prototype by mindgam3 on Friday April 19, 2019 @03:01PM (#19702087)
Hm, I don't totally buy that argument. Deleting posts without Likes is a factor, but I think this is significantly outweighed by the number of people who obsessively check the app a hundred times a day to watch their increasing Likes count.
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