The radical change that Facebook plans to do with Chronic tastes

This Tuesday, the social network Facebook has confirmed that it could stop publishing the number of "J & # 39; like" who accumulate publications.

The goal is to allow users to focus on content that they share with their virtual friends instead of feeling compelled to get the most approval for their images, videos, or videos. comments.

Already earlier this year, Instagram, owned by Facebook, revealed that they were trying to hide the number of accounts and videos in more than half a dozen countries. Only account holders could see the number of "J & # 39; like" They received.

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A spokesperson for the social network belonging to Mark Zuckerberg revealed to the press on Tuesday: "We plan to hide the" I like "on Facebook."

In addition, competition from this network, Twitter, has proven by hiding the number of times that tweets are approved or retweeted, according to the product manager, Kayvon Beykpour. However, they discovered that people were less interested in tweets when they could not access this popularity statistic.

"When you remove these indicators, people are less involved" Beykpour said at a meeting with reporters a few days ago at Twitter headquarters in San Francisco.

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Social networks are often criticized for fueling a culture that values ​​content that engenders quick emotions rather than reflection, and promotes self-perception based on public approval.