Key Points
Elon Musk plans to make likes, retweets, and reply counts less visible on the social media platform X, which he acquired last year..
However, this change has not been well-received by Twitter users, who are concerned about the impact on gauging post popularity..
While Musk has claimed that this change will "improve readability," he still intends to keep view counts, which are his preferred metric, visible on the main timeline..
Earlier in the week, Musk removed headline previews from links, a change that was met with criticism and led to users trolling him with random articles and fabricated headlines...
Since Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter in late October 2022, he has introduced numerous alterations to the platform, prompting some users to seek alternative platforms..
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