Show or not show hearts at Instagram post? We will choose ourselves

January 19, 2021 Bary Howards

One of the most discussed changes Instagram has ever introduced on its platform has certainly been hide the number of interactions (heart) for individual posts. Among other things, the social network tried to protect the psyche of users, who do not have to chase popularity at all costs. Of course, this decision was also made by many opponents, led by marketing agencies and large companies that communicate on this network. As it seems now, he is about to find a kind of middle ground. Public display of hearts could return to Instagram. The author of the article would decide on their visibility in the first place.

Známý “leaker” Alessandro Paluzzi alias @ alex193a shared screenshots of Instagram that reveal these plans. It is clear from the pictures that the visibility of the hearts should go in the future enable now on several levels. For example, when creating a post, as well as in the settings after its publication.

Likewise, a function that would allow public display of Instagram hearts is probably being prepared turn on or off posts in which someone tags you. It is not yet clear when these changes could be implemented.