Elon Musk, who has changed all the features of the platform, including its name, since he bought Twitter, is now taking control of the design. CEO Musk, who thinks that there are “too many numbers” on the home page, plans to remove the number of likes and reposts (formerly known as retweets) of the posts.
The number of likes and reposts can be removed from the X homepage
Elon Musk’s latest decision to change may impact the way users interact on the platform. CEO; It plans to remove the number of features such as likes, reposts and shares from the home page. This means that the number of likes on posts will be hidden.
Currently, engagement numbers are prominently displayed below each tweet. However, in his response to a Twitter user, Musk said the company double tap He said he would switch to interactions like these.
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The only number that will be seen on the home page will be the amount of views of the tweets. Musk’s main goal is to increase the readability of the home page. Let us also remind you that interaction numbers can be seen when clicking on the tweet.
Some users feel that the extra step can reduce user engagement over time. Seeing numbers on a tweet’s popularity can help increase engagement. For example, advertisers rely on engagement data to measure campaign success.
Musk made a similar change in recent weeks, starting to round interactions instead of showing whole numbers in tweets. In other words, the number of 2498 likes is automatically displayed as 2.5 thousand likes.
So, what do you think about the decision to remove the number of likes for X? You can share your thoughts with us in the comments section.