When programmers came up with Instagram, it probably never occurred to them that innocent likes would become a world evil. However, time passed, and experts saw a rather dangerous trend. Firstly, people have become incredibly dependent on public opinion. Secondly, suppliers and businessmen began to buy likes in order to arouse more confidence in themselves. As a result, the necessary measures were taken: to remove a similar assessment system.
Pioneer Countries
What does the new version of Instagram look like? Users can see the name of the author and the column “And others” on a strange page under the message. That is, the specific number of people who approved the post is not indicated. There may be two, or maybe twenty thousand.
On the other hand, the person who owns this page can see the number of likes on his panel in order to evaluate how much people liked or did not like his publication. A similar trial version of Instagram was launched in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Italy, Japan and Brazil.
Youth benefits
An experimental version was launched in order to relieve stress. Psychologists have identified a huge number of mental illnesses among young people caused by likes. The insufficient number of likes plunged people into a state of depression, melancholy, apathy, and negatively affected the level of self-esteem. Doctors really worried about the mental state of users of social networks, so they took the initiative to the administration of the social network. They were only happy, because the constant pressure from the media also fed them a lot. The project, which was invented to bring people together, on the contrary, led to such sad consequences. Who will like this?
One of the leaders of Instagram Adam Mossery said that thanks to innovations, the author of the post will not think about who will like it or will like it. He will write about what really excites him. It will be possible to evaluate the results of the experiment in a few months, although perhaps the time period may be delayed.
Outsider firms
Most affected were firms or bloggers who downloaded low-quality content or offered low-quality goods or services, and liked them as ads. Like-wrapping has long taken the business to the next level. Firms that could buy them ended up making big profits, unlike those who couldn't afford it. Thanks to the test system, such a circuit stopped working.