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I recently discussed this on my Instagram and received some incredibly insightful feedback from all of you…

For those of you who have missed the news, Instagram is rolling out a new system where likes are no longer viewable to users. It’s already taken affect in 6 countries and Instagram says it’s intended to minimize social pressures that come with social media. Many people say that the change is a positive shift for mental health awareness. Other people argue it is a ploy to kill off the “influencer” marketing industry and increase advertising dollars to appease advertisers.

What do YOU think?

This is a very big reason why I have always and will always encourage creators to own their own platform {i.e. blogs}. I will always invest time and resources into my own website because I can control every aspect of it.

Maybe Instagram wants to hide likes because people just aren’t “liking” anything anymore and they don’t want their platform to seem weak.

I can sit here and lie to you saying it won’t affect me much, and that I should care about more than a “like” on Instagram. The truth is: I do care a lot about a lot more things than a “like” on this platform. However it has also enabled me to run my own business successfully for nearly 8 years. It will be interesting to see how this changes things, if at all.

What are your thoughts? I would love, love to know.