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Instagram might start hiding the number of likes you get from your followers

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Instagram appears to be considering removing the like count on users' photos. [Photo, Courtesy]

Instagram appears to be considering removing the like count on users' photos, in what would be a major change for the Facebook-owned photo-sharing app.

According to code found within the latest version of the Instagram app, the company is experimenting with hiding the number of likes a post gets.

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