Here’s why Instagram is going to hide your ‘likes’

Instagram will test hiding the number of “likes” that photos and videos receive — a central aspect of its platform — to rein in competitive tendencies and make the experience a little “less pressurized.”Instagram's head, Adam Mosseri, said the change is designed to minimize the stress of posting online, where users can fixate on how many "likes" their videos draw. "We want people to worry a little bit less about how many likes they're getting on Instagram and