Quicktake

Why X Is Hiding Which Posts You ‘Like’ From Other Users

The change is the latest in a series of updates made to the platform since 2022. 

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Users of Elon Musk’s X can no longer see which social media posts their fellow X users “like.” X’s engineering team said the change is meant to protect user privacy.

Users can still see who has liked their own posts. They can also see which posts they themselves have liked. The number of people who like a post (by tapping the heart attached to the post) also remains visible.