# \[Poll\] The Real Reason For Hidden Likes ❓ Zucks (Evil?) Plans **URL:** \ **Category:** Instagram Marketing\ **Created:** [May 2, 2019, 11:31pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230 "2019-05-02T23:31:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MyFocus](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/myfocus/32/31061_2.png) [@MyFocus](https://mpsocial.com/u/MyFocus)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 11:31pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/1 "2019-05-02T23:31:12Z")
What really keeps me up at night is what _Zucks_ has planned for our human kind… What do you think is the **real reason IG** is rolling out hidden likes? Is Instagram beta testing a shared marketplace by connecting influencers with companies through the app? **Would love to hear your thoughts on this** 😊 _Poll ([view on site](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/1))_ ---
**Author:** ![monkeh](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/monkeh/32/54909_2.png) [@monkeh](https://mpsocial.com/u/monkeh)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 12:04am UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/2 "2019-05-03T00:04:25Z")
Cause their ads don’t get alot of likes which hurts businesses between a real post and sponsored post. ---
**Author:** ![MyFocus](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/myfocus/32/31061_2.png) [@MyFocus](https://mpsocial.com/u/MyFocus)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/3 "2019-05-03T00:14:02Z")
my ads always did well tbh… Sounds also reasonable to me that this might be a show of influence. Canada has about 10 million instagram users. It is known how social media affects the brain and hormone release, so with taking away one of the most addictive parts they might force the users to seek other rewarding behaviour in the app. ---
**Author:** ![mithrandir](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/mithrandir/32/35041_2.png) [@mithrandir](https://mpsocial.com/u/mithrandir)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/4 "2019-05-03T01:04:01Z")
@MyFocus This doesn’t take into consideration the human factor. On paper it might look like a reasonable idea (less stress supposedly) but the truth is that it will create even more fake interactions since now all that people have to do is to buy a bunch of fake likes on the latest posts and screenshot them to prove that they are worthy of working with a brand. The brand won’t be able to see the fluctuation of likes and won’t realize they are fake. Plus if the number of followers and comments will be the only public metric you can be sure people will buy even more of them. ---
**Author:** ![bakedcookie](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/bakedcookie/32/31562_2.png) [@bakedcookie](https://mpsocial.com/u/bakedcookie)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/5 "2019-05-03T01:20:02Z")
> [@mithrandir](#): > > Plus if the number of followers and comments will be the only public metric you can be sure people will buy even more of them. A very good point of view. ---
**Author:** ![MyFocus](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/myfocus/32/31061_2.png) [@MyFocus](https://mpsocial.com/u/MyFocus)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 1:26am UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/6 "2019-05-03T01:26:34Z")
If that’s what’s it about then Instagram will find a way for people that need to verify their engagment. [quote, post:5, topic:65230"] Plus if the number of followers and comments will be the only public metric you can be sure people will buy even more of them. [/quote] So what? Doesn’t change shit. You don’t pick your influencers based on a impulse decision after taking a look at one post and definitely work out a deal for MORE than one ad. So there’s other metrics you can look at when measuring the success of your influencer campaign. ---
**Author:** ![SwagWaffle](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/swagwaffle/32/50491_2.png) [@SwagWaffle](https://mpsocial.com/u/SwagWaffle)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 1:36am UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/7 "2019-05-03T01:36:25Z")
End of the day there are still LOTS of users on IG. More real than marketing/spam. but hiding likes has to be the most retarded thing ever done by IG. I want to know who in their right mind requested this. Whats next…hide comments…hide followers? just hide it all ? rofl. ---
**Author:** ![roy](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/roy/32/29043_2.png) [@roy](https://mpsocial.com/u/roy)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 2:03am UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/8 "2019-05-03T02:03:45Z")
Just hide Instagram 😂 ---
**Author:** ![mithrandir](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/mithrandir/32/35041_2.png) [@mithrandir](https://mpsocial.com/u/mithrandir)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 2:24am UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/9 "2019-05-03T02:24:06Z")
Not in the real world my friend. I’m an influencer and sadly the vast majority of brands don’t know a shit about egagement/fake followers/fake likes… ---
**Author:** ![mithrandir](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/mithrandir/32/35041_2.png) [@mithrandir](https://mpsocial.com/u/mithrandir)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 2:24am UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/10 "2019-05-03T02:24:41Z")
And they have done a whole bunch of retarded things… 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Bartholomeo](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/bartholomeo/32/30923_2.png) [@Bartholomeo](https://mpsocial.com/u/Bartholomeo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 2:45am UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/11 "2019-05-03T02:45:30Z")
> [@SwagWaffle](#): > > hide followers In the new layout, rolled out already, the followers number it’s like super small ---
**Author:** ![slinks](https://mpsocial.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@slinks](https://mpsocial.com/u/slinks)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 3:59am UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/12 "2019-05-03T03:59:11Z")
It just seems like a stupid move. So I must be missing something. I would like the know their real reason also. ---
**Author:** ![MyFocus](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/myfocus/32/31061_2.png) [@MyFocus](https://mpsocial.com/u/MyFocus)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 6:24am UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/13 "2019-05-03T06:24:24Z")
They’re all gonna go out of business, every single one of them. everyone!!! ---
**Author:** ![DaveNL](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/davenl/32/19258_2.png) [@DaveNL](https://mpsocial.com/u/DaveNL)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 6:35am UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/14 "2019-05-03T06:35:06Z")
It is to kill influencers, what else is there… Like Mark really gives a shit about people, he is not able to, everyone who has seen the hearings knows he is a sociopath that religiously believes that it is all about the money ![](https://thumbs.gfycat.com/ExcitableNecessaryHornshark-size_restricted.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Kavorka](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/kavorka/32/16892_2.png) [@Kavorka](https://mpsocial.com/u/Kavorka)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 7:03am UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/15 "2019-05-03T07:03:25Z")
Why does everyone think this would kill influencers? I’m not sure everyone understands that you would STILL RECEIVE LIKES, they would just not be visible to the public. There are still a tonne of metrics to show you whether or not a post is viewed by a lot of people, and screenshots exist, so I’m not sure why this would kill influencers? ---
**Author:** ![nomad](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/nomad/32/30891_2.png) [@nomad](https://mpsocial.com/u/nomad)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 8:15am UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/16 "2019-05-03T08:15:15Z")
It is possible that the primary motivation behind this is for good PR. With all the bad press FB has been getting, I imagine they are investing considerable resources into improving the way they are perceived by the masses and this change could just be a part of that ---
**Author:** ![roy](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/roy/32/29043_2.png) [@roy](https://mpsocial.com/u/roy)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 9:19am UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/17 "2019-05-03T09:19:23Z")
@Kavorka You’re completely right. And I’m also not scared about our marketing with Instagram. It will be the same with or without likes. Just that they aren’t visible then so easy. But growth is growth. @nomad Thats not to unrealastic, actually. Now Instagram/Facebook looks like a Hero who frees the people from their mental problems, depressions, all the new world problems just because they are hiding likes. ---
**Author:** ![MyFocus](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/myfocus/32/31061_2.png) [@MyFocus](https://mpsocial.com/u/MyFocus)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/18 "2019-05-03T15:55:06Z")
Also possible, usually when it comes to testing new features they roll them out to a random group of people and keep most of the information private. This time they leveraged a “massive” change and made sure they maximize “profit”. ---
**Author:** ![grown](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/grown/32/22980_2.png) [@grown](https://mpsocial.com/u/grown)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/19 "2019-05-03T18:11:13Z")
In my opiniion it is to give Facebook a better image now that everyone is focused on their privacy. This draws attention away from their very intrusive tracking and gets Facebook in the news in a good way which hasn’t been the case for a long time. ---
**Author:** ![MyFocus](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/myfocus/32/31061_2.png) [@MyFocus](https://mpsocial.com/u/MyFocus)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/poll-the-real-reason-for-hidden-likes-zucks-evil-plans/65230/20 "2019-05-03T18:45:41Z")
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