News

Likes on X will no longer be my business from today. Elon Musk has been teasing hidden likes on X for a while. Elon Musk’s social media platform X will reportedly roll out private likes today, allowing users to interact with “edgy” content without being ridiculed.

Elon Musk has teased hidden likes on X for a while, allowing users to engage with “edgy” content without ridicule. It’s reportedly happening any day now.

Elon Musk takes a drink of water.

Elon Musk’s social media platform X is reportedly rolling out private likes as soon as today, The Verge reported on Tuesday. The feature, which already allows Premium users to hide their likes, will reportedly become the default for everyone on X.

“Important to allow people to like posts without getting attacked for doing so,” Musk said in a tweet on Tuesday, responding to a tweet about The Verge’s report.

EU cảnh báo Elon Musk: Quá nhiều tin giả trên X - Tuổi Trẻ Online

Musk seems to be reiterating what X’s director of engineering Haofei Wang said last month: X is making likes private to encourage folks to like “edgy” content without fear of being ridiculed. X senior software engineer Enrique Barragan, who tweeted that something is launching today, previously said this update will still allow you to see like counts and who likes your own posts. However, he says you won’t see the people who liked someone else’s post or their “Liked” tabs.

For years, Twitter’s public likes page has been a sort of accountability system for the social media platform. However, Musk and his new regime feel that X would be better off without it. Likes inform X’s algorithm, which can suggest better content to users who could potentially spend more time on the platform. A change like this might make X users engage with more content, but the question is, what content is this change vindicating them to interact with?

1 năm đầy biến động của Twitter kể từ ngày Elon Musk nắm quyền | VTV.VN

As of Tuesday afternoon, likes appeared to still be visible by default on X. Musk’s Likes tab reveals that he’s spent the day engaging with several memes regarding Apple and OpenAI’s partnership, specifically regarding their alleged privacy issues (a narrative he’s peddling pretty hard himself).

Tiền điện tử: Musk có kế hoạch loại bỏ nút thích và chuyển tiếp tin nhắn trên X!

Musk has stated before a broader vision to simplify the X platform, concealing likes and posts more widely on the timeline. It’s unclear when this change will happen, but this is the general direction for X these days.Many of us remember when Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s Twitter account once liked a pornographic video, but then he blamed a staffer and unliked it. Samuel L. Jackson was also caught liking Twitter porn once, but then he unliked them when fans called him out. The Liked tab has been a glorious accountability system for a long time, but we’ll soon bid it farewell forever.

Related Posts

At 90, Marla Gibbs Looks Back on Career as a Sitcom Queen — “My Romance With the People Is That I’m One of Them”

The TV legend reflects on her groundbreaking career, the secret to her peerless comedic timing and why she didn’t quit her job at United Airlines until season three…

How The World’s Richest People Secretly Travel

In a world where luxury knows no bounds, the private jets owned by the wealthiest billionaires serve as a testament to opulence and extravagance. For these elite individuals,…

Simone Manuel: Breaking Myths and Making History

“I think it’s pretty cool that someone else can see me and realize, ‘hey, this is something I can try, this is something I can be good at.’”…

Top 20 Richest People In The World (2024)

As we step into 2024, the landscape of wealth continues to shift, revealing a staggering concentration of riches among the world’s elite. The top 20 richest individuals have…

Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s New Secret Bunker

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, has captivated public attention with the construction of a $260 million doomsday bunker in his expansive Hawaiian estate. Nestled in the lush…

Donald Trump’s Family Is Richer Than You Think

Donald Trump’s family wealth is more expansive than many realize, with estimates suggesting a staggering collective fortune exceeding $8.6 billion. According to Forbes, Donald Trump himself boasts a…