Elon Musk has owned the platform for years Twitter call now X, which now goes by simply X, and his first decisions as CEO were not the best, as people can now verify in the easiest way possible. However, a change has been introduced today that some will like and others not so much, but it will definitely give 180° to the platform that has been the most popular in the world for years.
As shared on the site’s official support account, now i like They will be completely private, so users other than the user won’t be able to see the posts they’ve hearted, which remains a benefit to the user. Added to this is that notifications will continue to appear, so the count will continue to appear for those who monitor their own metrics on social networks.
This week we’re making Likes private for everyone to better protect your privacy
– You’ll still be able to see posts you like (but others can’t).
– Like count and other metrics for your own posts will still appear under Notifications.
– You will never see who…
— Engineering (@XEng) June 11, 2024
This week we’ll make Likes private for everyone to better protect your privacy:
– You will still be able to see posts you like (but not others).
– Like count and other metrics for your own posts will still appear in notifications
– You will no longer see who liked someone else’s post.
– The author of a post can see who liked their post.
While some users like the decision, there are those who think it will make the platforms worse, and the first disadvantage they see is that tweets will no longer be shared until people click the repost button, so those who are being influential are Lose reach. For their part, they indicate that the arrival of bots will be much greater, given that without the control of Likes, they will be able to come and go without anyone being able to block them and report accounts for deletion.
Through: Twitter
Author’s Note: I like that they implemented this, because they no longer show me preferences for things I don’t even want to access. So I find this part an advantage.
