Facebook has gone ahead and done it. The company begun hiding the number of likes that posts have received, starting today in Australia. You will see “John Doe and others” instead of “John Doe and 15 others” under your post. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong uncovered this test from a beta version of the social network’s app, earlier this month. A Facebook spokesperson said the company is testing this to understand if it improves the site’s user experience: We are running a limited test where like, reaction, and video view counts are made private across Facebook. We will gather feedback to…
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