Instagram hides Like counts in leaked design prototype

Re:Instagram hides Like counts in leaked design prototype by mindgam3 on Friday April 19, 2019 @02:51PM (#19701994)

Interesting! I have no reason to doubt your intentions or that you are working independently. That said, if you have a history of finding these and getting picked up by news, it's certainly possible that Facebook could be using your reverse engineering skills as a way to leak things.

I know how cynical that sounds, but I've seen too much from disinformation from Facebook execs to take anything from them remotely at face value, no pun intended. Anyway, there's no way to prove it, just speculation based on a feeling I had.

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Re:Instagram hides Like counts in leaked design prototype by wongmjane on Friday April 19, 2019 @04:36PM (#19702774)

I actually ignore unreleased features about ads because it's not something I personally find exciting

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Re:Instagram hides Like counts in leaked design prototype by mindgam3 on Friday April 19, 2019 @05:07PM (#19703008)

I can't argue with that. Plus it might make people question your "Not Facebook Employee" twitter tagline.

Speaking of which, I saw a tweet that you're interviewing at Facebook this week. Is that true?

Not that I would ever begrudge someone from trying to make it big in tech, but dang, I would hope someone with your skills would find an opportunity working for the resistance rather than the occupiers :-)

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Re:Instagram hides Like counts in leaked design prototype by wongmjane on Saturday April 20, 2019 @12:40AM (#19704840)

I included "Not Facebook Employee" because too many people told me to not roll out this and that feature, ask me to give them verified badges and tech support

Yes, I am interviewing with Facebook. It's true. It'd be my first time actually stepping into the tech industry

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