Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“X, formerly Twitter, is no longer letting users see which posts other users have liked. The change means that users can now only see which posts they have liked themselves. The social media platform announced the change on Wednesday, saying it would protect users’ privacy better. … X owner Elon Musk described the update as an ‘important change.’ Haofei Wang, X’s director of engineering, previously said the site’s likes function incentivised the wrong behaviour. ‘For example, many people feel discouraged from liking content that might be ‘edgy’ in fear of retaliation from trolls, or to protect their public image,’ Wang said last month on X.” (06/13/24)
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/6/13/x-starts-hiding-likes-on-other-users-posts