She's the most musical of all: To increase the quality of posts, Facebook hides reactions

Some Facebook users will soon not be able to see the number of preferences, reactions to posts and the number of video viewers in the first attempt at boosting the welfare of users.

The number of preferences will become private and visible only to the author of the post. This change comes after similar testing launched at the Instagram in July of this year in Australia. The new Facebook test, starting Friday, will also take place in Australia.

Facebook policy director in this country Mia Garlick said the change was based on research on welfare growth and where mental health professionals were involved.

“We've had very positive assessments from a large number of anti-support groups and from the mental health organisations we work with,” said Garlick.

She has added that people should focus on the quality of their inter-action and not on the number of preferences or reactions they receive. ”

It is hoped that people will be more comfortable in distributing posts on the platform without feeling like they're in the race, she said.

Garlick assured businesses that Facebook will not change policies for them, however. /Periscope