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Instagram is considering hiding ‘like’ counts. Here’s what that could mean for millennial mental health. | Opinion

If Instagram and other social platforms did away with like counts, we’d likely see a reduction in many problems young users face today including bullying, encouragement of disordered eating, body comparison, anxiety, and depression.

Instagram, owned by Facebook, is internally testing a new model that would hide “like” counts on the platform.
Instagram, owned by Facebook, is internally testing a new model that would hide “like” counts on the platform.Read moreiStockphoto (custom credit)
    by Annalise Mabe, For the Inquirer
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