Facebook tests hiding Like counts, just like Instagram
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.