Instagram testing new changes on social accounts

More changes could be in the works for Instagram.

The social media platform is testing a feature to let users decide if they want to hide likes on their own posts or posts from people they follow.

THE HIKERS LOCATION.MORE CHANGES COULD BE INTHE WORKS FOR INSTAGRAM.THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMIS TESTING A FEATURE TO LETUSERS DECIDE IF THEY WANT TOHIDE LIKES ON THEIR OWN POSTS ORPOSTS FROM PEOPLE THEY FOLLOW.THE TESTING BEGAN TODAYWITH A SMALL NUMBER OF ACCOUNTS.THIS ISN’T A NEW CONCEPTFOR THE COMPANY.INSTAGRAM ORIGINALLY BEGANHIDING LIKES ON POSTS IN 20-19TO "UNDERSTAND IF IT LESSENSSOME PRESSURE" FOR USERS.BUT THEY RECEIVED SOMEBLOWBACK FROM PEOPLE WHO WANTEDTO SEE THEIR LIKE COUNTS AND HOWPOPULAR THEIR POSTS WERE.INSTAGRAM LIKES HAVE BEENA KEY METRIC TO CREATEENGAGEMENT ON THE PLATFORM.IT’S ALSO HOW LOTS OFSOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS