New Facebook and Instagram update gives users the option to hide like counts on all their posts

Facebook understands that people want more flexibility, and it is important to give people the option. That is why, In the next few weeks, users will be able to hide like counts on all posts in their feed for both Facebook and Instagram accounts.

Starting today, the social media platforms give you the option to hide like counts on all posts in your feed. You’ll also have the option to hide like counts on your own posts, so others can’t see how many likes your posts get.

This way, if you like, you can focus on the photos and videos being shared, instead of how many likes posts get.

You can hide like counts on others’ posts by visiting the new Posts section in Settings. This control applies to all the posts in your feed and can be turned on or off, even after the post goes live.

Additionally, Facebook announced new tools to allow people to filter offensive content from their DMs and gave people ways to control what they see and share on Facebook’s News Feed – like the Feed Filter Bar, Favorites Feed, and Choose Who Can Comment. Changing the way people view like counts is a big shift. Facebook will continue working on new ways to give users more choice over their app experience.