Elon Musk’s social media platform X is preparing for a change that will surprise users by hiding “likes”. However, it is stated that with the secret like feature introduced for X, users will have difficulty distinguishing their favorite content and bookmarks. Here are all the details you need to know about this change…
Secret like feature announced for X
The X platform’s secret like feature aims to encourage users to favorite more “bold” content (adult or controversial political content). In other words, content that you normally do not like but like just to add it to your favorites. However, this system is not exactly special. That is, users will be able to see who liked it and how many likes it received. This may naturally cause users to still be hesitant about liking controversial content.
Instead of a secret like feature, X already has a bookmarking feature for users to save posts privately. Bookmarks are used to collect posts you want to look at again or to save titles you want to read later. Therefore, introducing a secret like feature is thought to be an unnecessary change.
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Jack Dorsey, former CEO of Twitter, likes heart before turning into a star Reminding that it is a symbol, he argues that this hidden like feature should not be changed. The star icon allowed users to favorite content regardless of whether they liked it or not. Many users supported Dorsey’s opinion.
Instead of this change, X users suggest alternatives such as making secret likes optional or leaving anonymous likes with a long press. They also warn that using a secret like feature could lead to creators manipulating their content using armies of bots.
In summary, X’s decision for the secret like feature caused mixed reactions among users. Many people, instead of this change old star icon He prefers it to be brought back. What are you thinking? Should the likes be hidden or should the stars come back? You can write your opinions in the comments section below.