Instagram Is Going To Hide Followers After Likes
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Instagram is about to take its second biggest step yet toward removing followers from its platform after removing likes. For years, followers have been central to how Instagram and Facebook are viewed by celebrities, advertisers, politicians, and ordinary users. It's a way of measuring popularity and success. But in recent months, Instagram has been rethinking how followers contribute to making its platform more toxic. Now it's cogitating a change.
The total number of followers will disappear from profile pages. The owner of the account can still see their own followers, but their followers won't know the count.
CNN Business previously spoke with users in countries. The majority felt positively about this move to improve well-being on the app. Instagram is the most damaging social networking app for young people's mental health, such as negatively impacting body image, according to one study.
But other users and psychologists said hiding followers won't fix everything. The test doesn't address some of the key ways that activity on Instagram can impact the well-being of users, including bullying, feeling left out and thinking other people's lives are better than their own.
"The biggest impact of Instagram is the content," said Renee Engeln, a psychology professor at Northwestern University. "The exposure to this constant stream of perfected images is what seems to hurt psychologically."
Plus, users can still see their own followers -- and feel badly if they don’t have a lot of followers.
When brands consider partnering with an influencer, they take into account a number of factors, such as likes, comments, followers and what type of content they post. Removing followers could rattle some social media influencers and force them to adapt and make changes to their strategy.
Some celebrities have already voiced some strong objections. Nicki Minaj, the rapper and singer, said she'd stop posting on Instagram if followers were gone. Rapper Rico Nasty tweeted that the change could "kill" Instagram. "I'm not saying it's bad. I'm saying people value followers so I'm sure they won't be posting on there no more which means .. new app coming soon," she added. And in a video on Instagram, rapper Cardi B said that nasty comments on Instagram are more of an issue than followers when it comes to users' well-being.
However, some celebrities are in favor of the change. Reality star Kim Kardashian West recently said taking away likes would be "beneficial" for people's mental health.
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