On X, anybody can at the moment see the posts you’ve favored by visiting your profile and checking the Likes tab. Nevertheless, X is making modifications to consumer privateness, and shortly your likes shall be non-public.
A X Premium function is changing into accessible to all
Final yr, X launched a function for its premium subscribers that gave them the choice to cover the posts they’ve favored. You would entry this function by going to Premium > Preferences > Early Entry > Profile Customization after which enabling the Conceal Likes toggle.
Now, the corporate is making this function accessible to everybody. Which means even in the event you’re not a X Premium subscriber, you’ll be capable of use this function. The rollout is predicted to start at present. As soon as applied, solely you and the particular person whose put up you favored will be capable of see the likes.
Along with that, you’ll nonetheless be capable of see the variety of likes you’ve gotten and different metrics associated to your individual posts. You’ll be able to entry this info by the notifications tab on the backside of the display. Nevertheless, you gained’t be capable of see the customers who’ve favored another person’s put up.
Commenting on this alteration, Elon Musk reshared a screenshot and stated, “Necessary to permit folks to love posts with out getting attacked for doing so.” The assertion is smart, as we’ve seen loads of instances the place folks, particularly public figures, are judged based mostly on the posts they’ve favored on X.
One much less perk for X Premium subscribers
X’s choice to make likes non-public for everybody takes away a key good thing about X Premium. Whereas this transfer improves consumer privateness total, it eliminates a function that was beforehand unique to paying subscribers.
Positive, X Premium nonetheless gives benefits like put up modifying, group creation, and longer video uploads. Nevertheless, for public figures, the power to cover favored posts was a significant promoting level. X will seemingly have to introduce new options to make X Premium enticing once more.