SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram Hides Number Of ‘Likes’ On Post To Prevent Low Self Esteem

Social media platform, Instagram is hiding ‘likes’ count in various countries such as Australia and Japan to “remove pressure” on users.

The trial which begins today, Thursdays, 18th July, will see ‘Instagrammers’ just seeing a user name and “others” liking the post rather than seeing a username and a particular number of people liking the post.

However, users can view the number of likes on their own post.

This step has been taken because, there have been concerns that social media platforms can contribute to low self-esteem and feelings of inadequacy in the youth.

In May, Instagram launched a similar trial in Canada and the new test is rolling out in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Italy, Japan and Brazil, the company told the media.

https://www./2019/07/social-media-instagram-hides-number-of-likes-on-post-to-prevent-low-self-esteem.

Another way to reduce depression

These kids are really soft these days. The amount of likes on other people's post is making them feel less than what they are?

Is this where evolution is taking us?

Just look at the likes in my signature, as nobody likes my post i had to generate my own likes, Before depression kills me.

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Could dis be true

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All these toke and fellow unproductive olosho celebs will protest of its implemented in Instagram Naija. Market will just reduce drastically

That one nah for people wey won get low self-esteem

If I post you no like am I like am my self. period!!


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very good. I will post my picture, to get 100 likes na wahala, then Ronaldo post his own, within just 5min, he will get close to 1m.

Madness everywhere

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Slay queens will be frown at this...

some people will just post without sense, many cannot put together all the mumbo jumbo that goes on in their heads into meaningful sentences. A good number of nairalanders fall into this category, likes is only a validation of a good constructed comment. Anyone feeling pressure should come and collect, i have thousands to give, its not like it transmits to credit alert.

Well,I guess some people need it.Low self esteem kwa?smh

Nice one

No be lie, especially girls and jealousy

A sad reality that people's satisfaction in life has come to include mundane issues like likes on social media.
The end is near

Na wa ooo.....see how common ordinary "LIKE" dey worry pipu..........pipu different sha

Even on Nairaland, many posters are like that.

That's why many would only post on the front page just to garner likes. If it's not the front page, they wouldn't post, even where they have meaningful things to say.

As if Likes were bitcoins.

Please they should start to introduce this in Nigeria, most slay Queens we thought committed suicide because of relationship issues, school grades, lack of money actually committed suicide due to likes on Instagram, they want to get enough likes like celebrities.

It's better we help them, if not we will see number of suicide skyrocketting in few years time. We have to help them, since they can't help themselves, because most of them have fish brains.

that one n.a. for people wey wan get low self esteem...who instagram likes don help

Is it their low?

It is finished!

The bane of social media

- low self esteem
- cyber bullying
- false lifestyle
- suicidal depression ...

Truth b told, u will feel bad n less appreciated if ur number of likes are so low

So me and Whizkid go come dey the same level for Instagram...

Ogbanje laugh no go kee me.

A minute silence for the kids and slay people who depends on numbers of likes and view on their post/status to be happy and feel accepted in the society.

Kanye West was the first to speak about this. i can say he made it happen. Even though it was twitter he made reference to.

Mynd44:
These kids are really soft these days. The amount of likes on other people's post is making them feel less than what they are?

Is this where evolution is taking us?

Positions are also not given in schools again.

Seun need to remove the one on nairaland because the way like hunters are going about it on this platform ehhhn I fear for depression