Instagram head Adam Mosseri says the app will test hiding 'likes' for some users in the US starting next week (FB)

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• On Friday, Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced at WIRED25 that the company would start hiding "like" counts on users' posts in the US next week, Wired's Adrienne So first reported.
• Instagram, its parent company Facebook, and YouTube have already started experimenting with this in other countries.
• Earlier this year, Instagram said it would experiment with hiding like counts to create a "less pressured environment."
• Read more on the Business Insider homepage.

Say goodbye to your Instagram likes.

Starting next week, if you live in the US you might discover that the all-important number that tells the world how many likes your Instagram post received has disappeared.

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