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X is about to start hiding all likes (www.theverge.com)

submitted 5 months ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What platforms hide your likes?

[–] AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

lemmy, reddit, youtube

[–] honey_im_meat_grinding@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Lemmy technically doesn't hide your likes - the interface might not show you, but all your likes are public in the Fediverse. Kbin, when I used it, would show which users upvoted/downvoted a post. That's important because it means researchers and OSI people can still do fact finding - Twitter doesn't like the idea of having to be open even if it's a requirement (albeit to researchers specifically) in the EU now.