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Re:Demetrification: Removing the numbers of likes and retwee... by jimmaswell on Thursday July 25, 2019 @02:08AM (#20522975)
It's a cost to them that more people are coming to the platform and viewing ads? I don't get it.
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Re:Demetrification: Removing the numbers of likes and retwee... by doctorpangloss on Thursday July 25, 2019 @02:48AM (#20523203)
> Instagram is removing likes because it incentivises an economic system

Crackpot theories aside, likes are just a stupid way to look at the world, the bigger scandal is how long it took all these supposedly smart people to figure that out.

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Re:Demetrification: Removing the numbers of likes and retwee... by pyhtel on Thursday July 25, 2019 @03:23AM (#20523374)
It's a loss of potential revenue that advertisers and content creators can make advertising deals directly, without depending on instagram as a middleman.
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Re:Demetrification: Removing the numbers of likes and retwee... by mtgx on Thursday July 25, 2019 @07:02AM (#20524325)
I guess Instagram follows the opposite of Bill Gates advice on platforms -- strive to capture 100% of all the value created on the "platform".
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