X is about to start hiding all likes

Imagine being a twitter user.

Following the publication of this story, X owner Elon Musk reshared a screenshot of it, saying it’s “important to allow people to like posts without getting attacked for doing so!”

Thin-skinned Nazis don't like being called Nazis for liking other Nazi content.

A few weeks ago, X’s director of engineering, Haofei Wang, said the upcoming change is meant to protect users’ public image — because “many people feel discouraged” to like “edgy” content.

That's the fucking point, Wang. Nazis should be discouraged from liking other Nazi content. Society shouldn't tolerate bigots, much less embolden them- the way you and your boss want to do.

Just another step toward making used-to-be-Twitter a safe space for cowardly fascists.

Elon Musk trying to be “edgy” and just coming off like the most divorced man on Earth is pretty funny. I’m still not using Vichy Twitter but it is funny watching a grown ass, 52 year-old man try to be an edgelord.

Following the publication of this story, X owner Elon Musk reshared a screenshot of it, saying it’s “important to allow people to like posts without getting attacked for doing so!”

"We've listened to our users who've voice concerns about being labeled 'racist piece of shit' merely for supporting tweets that suggest that other races are less human than white people. Today we're doubling down on our own brand of 'freedom of speech' to mean 'freedom from consequences'. From today forward, twitter users will be safe and comfortable voicing their (anonymous) support for the most disgusting racist, homophobic, or misogynistic tweets imaginable." -Twitter PR probably

Pays $40 billion to allow people to be shadow toxic. What an amazing innovator in our midsts. We're all just so jealous we wish we could be so genius ...

Fucking moron.

it would have been so much cheaper to just start the xchan imageboard from scratch instead taking 4 years turning twitter into it

His reasoning for wanting to do this is so bad and clearly a racist dog whistle; everyone should be able to like things that they would be ashamed to like publicly with their name attached!

He looks like a white Kim Jong Un in this picture.

First they came for the ratios, but I did not speak up because I was not cringe

A few weeks ago, X’s director of engineering, Haofei Wang, said the upcoming change is meant to protect users’ public image — because “many people feel discouraged” to like “edgy” content.

Oh my god, he's trying to make it Reddit.

ex, lol

Xwitter has become a master class in autocracy, how one guy with power and a fragile ego can bring an entire empire to ruin.

Here in the states with Project 2025 burning bright in the future promised by the Republican Party, we should be watching this closely.

Every time I think wtf is he doing, I remember about this theory he is destroying twitter on purpose, because it was a network with to much influence for example the arab spring.

Nobody cares anymore.

They just don't want the world to see how little people like them now

Might have been a bad idea to just let the bots run rampant on his platform.

The funny thing is, it's not actually hidden if you know how to see them. Just throw "/likes" after a profile. They only hid the fucking button.

They should also remove the letters T, W, I, E, and R just so no trace of Twitter remains.

So, first you organize posts by like count for signed out users, and now you're hiding the like count altogether? Now how are you gonna organize posts now?

Hey Elon, wouldn't it be better for us all to not only show the likes but show the dislikes too? Even on your account.

Wasn't the first indication of JK Rowling being a TERF a Tweet she liked?

Elon mad he got ratiod recently or something?

You can still see who liked your post.

So someone just needs to make an account that says edgy things, then screen shot the list.

How about "X is about to start sending everyone to Mastodon".

Elon Musk, the nobody with too much money... for now! [he will still be a nobody though]

Wow! I just use an alt for my shit posting and likes. Guess my raciest uncle hasn’t figured that out yet thankfully.

This platform is dying a slow slow death. Really wish more people where on Mastodon

Am I the only one that thought this was a picture of Kim Jong Un?

That's such a good photo. And by good I mean Trump-tier

I’d be ok with just “X is about to start hiding.”

This is the best summary I could come up with:

That means what users like on the platform will be hidden by default, which is already an option for X’s Premium subscribers.

Following the publication of this story, X owner Elon Musk reshared a screenshot of it, saying it’s “important to allow people to like posts without getting attacked for doing so!”

A few weeks ago, X’s director of engineering, Haofei Wang, said the upcoming change is meant to protect users’ public image — because “many people feel discouraged” to like “edgy” content.

Late last year, Musk told the platform’s engineers that he wanted to get rid of the tweet action buttons altogether and instead place a stronger emphasis on post views (also called “impressions”).

“Social media in general is shifting away from like counts, so this makes sense,” the source said.

Update, June 11th: Added Elon Musk’s confirmation of The Verge’s reporting.

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Y tho.

YouTube is totally gonna copy this.

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is there any other social platform that hasn't always done this?