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Thanks to X showing what its users "like" on its platform, and public personalities have been and unsavory tweets in the past. Now, the platform formerly known as Twitter is making likes mostly private, and , it's an important change so that people can "like posts without getting attacked for doing so." The company originally launched the as a perk for X Premium subscribers last year. "[K]eep spicy likes private," X said when it the new feature.
In a new tweet, X's Engineering account has revealed that the social network is making likes private for everyone this week. Users will no longer be able to see who liked someone else's post, which means likes on the platform will no longer cause PR crises for public figures who like sexual, hateful and other unpalatable posts in general. They can still see who liked their tweets, however, along with their like count and other metrics for their own posts.
This rollout kills one reason for getting a premium subscription, though. The company's advertising revenue took a nosedive last year, and it for its subscription service to help solve some of its financial woes. The Premium+ tier costs users $16 per month and removes ads from their timelines, while the cheapest tier costs users $3 a month and doesn't come with the website's blue checkmark.
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In a new tweet, X's Engineering account has revealed that the social network is making likes private for everyone this week. Users will no longer be able to see who liked someone else's post, which means likes on the platform will no longer cause PR crises for public figures who like sexual, hateful and other unpalatable posts in general. They can still see who liked their tweets, however, along with their like count and other metrics for their own posts.
This rollout kills one reason for getting a premium subscription, though. The company's advertising revenue took a nosedive last year, and it for its subscription service to help solve some of its financial woes. The Premium+ tier costs users $16 per month and removes ads from their timelines, while the cheapest tier costs users $3 a month and doesn't come with the website's blue checkmark.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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