https://thenextweb.com/facebook/2019/09/27/facebook-tests-hiding-like-counts-just-like-instagram/ > Facebook has gone ahead and done it. The company begun hiding the number of likes that posts have received, starting today in Australia. > You will see “John Doe and others” instead of “John Doe and 15 others” under your post. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong uncovered this test from a beta version of the social network’s app, earlier this month.