On X, anyone can currently see the posts you like by going to your profile and checking the Likes tab. However, X is making changes to user privacy, and soon yours too likes remain private.
The AX Premium feature will be available to everyone
Last year, X released a feature for its premium subscribers that gave them the ability to hide the posts they liked. You can access this feature by going to Premium > Preferences > Early Access > Profile Customization and then turning on the Hide Likes switch.
Now the company is making this feature available to everyone. This means that even if you are not an X Premium subscriber, you can use this feature. The rollout is expected to begin today. Once implemented, only you and the person whose post you liked will be able to see the likes.
In addition, you can still see the number of likes you have received and other statistics related to your own posts. You can access this information from the notifications tab at the bottom of the screen. However, you cannot see which users like someone else's post.
Comment on this changeElon Musk shared another screenshot and said: “Important to give people the ability to like posts without being attacked for it.” This statement makes sense, because we have seen many cases where people, especially public figures, are judged based on the posts they liked on X.
One less perk for X Premium subscribers
X's decision to make likes private for everyone takes away a key benefit of X Premium. While this move improves user privacy overall, it eliminates a feature that was previously exclusive to paying subscribers.
Of course, X Premium still offers benefits like post editing, community creation, and longer video uploads. For public figures, however, the ability to hide liked posts was a major selling point. X will probably have to introduce new features to make X Premium attractive again.
