Social media trolls can’t hurt you: Likes on X will now be hidden

New Delhi:

Billionaire tycoon Elon Musk on Wednesday confirmed the launch of a new feature on his micro-blogging platform X introducing ‘Private Likes’, which is expected to appear on users’ timelines from Wednesday.

This will mean that users’ likes will be hidden by default on the platform and they will be able to ‘like any content without worrying about who can see their likes…’

Elon Musk says, “It’s important to give users the right to choose any content without fear of being trolled for choosing it…”

Last month, X’s engineering director Haofei Wang said the upcoming change is to protect users’ public image. But he wrote

For example, many users avoid choosing content that may lead to trolling, for fear of being trolled or to protect their public image.

Wang said, “Soon you’ll be able to like without worrying about who can see it… It should also be noted that the more you like a post, the better its ‘for you’ algorithm will become…”

According to the social media platform, likes are only visible to you and the person who posted the content. “Notifications about your likes will be sent to the person who posted the content, not anyone else… Bookmarks, on the other hand, are only visible to you… although we can also customize them for users,” Wang said. .”