{"id":2880,"date":"2019-11-15T14:53:13","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T14:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/?p=2880"},"modified":"2022-09-07T12:23:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T12:23:45","slug":"instagram-has-removed-like-button-in-the-us-how-influencers-reacted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/instagram-has-removed-like-button-in-the-us-how-influencers-reacted\/15\/11\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram Has Removed like Button in the US: How Influencers Reacted"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Instagram influencers are traumatized to hear this heart-breaking news that\n\u2018like\u2019 button is no more in the US. Instagram is no more good for influencers.\nFind out more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;From all over the\nworld, Instagram has an enormous number of followers and influencers. But this\nrecent announcement seems to be disastrous for the influencers. In the US,\nInstagram is not going to have a \u2018Like\u2019 button. Starting the test to hide the\nbutton in countries like Canada, Australia, Italy, Brazil, New Zealand,\nIreland, and Japan. This will then expand the test to other parts of the US as\nwell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After this announcement, some of the influencers have shown their agreement with the test, whereas others think it would be a bad idea to remove the \u2018like\u2019 button. One of the most popular celebrities and Instagram influencers, Kim Kardashian West agrees with the decision. She stated that it would protect the mental health of the users, as they sometimes go too far to get the likes. However, Cardi B, a famous hip-hop star shared the problem faced by comments. The problem with likes is not as much with the comments. Sometimes, they are nasty and crazy to ignore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(See also:  <a href=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/05\/10-tips-to-become-an-instagram-influencer\/\">10 Tips to Become an Instagram Influencer<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adam Mosseri, CEO of Instagram, explained that it is\ndefinitely in the line of progress for the company, which is ultimately good\nfor the business is being done. Regarding the fanbase of influencers, He stated\nthat there are some other useful analytical tools for the influencers to work\non, to find out with whom they are getting better engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/instagram-influencer-protesting-like-button-removal.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/instagram-influencer-protesting-like-button-removal.png 640w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/instagram-influencer-protesting-like-button-removal-100x83.png 100w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/instagram-influencer-protesting-like-button-removal-250x208.png 250w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/instagram-influencer-protesting-like-button-removal-115x96.png 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After all this, some of the American celebrities and\ninfluencers headed to Twitter and cracked up jokes there. Here are a few:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Rapper Juicy J tweeted that this is not going to\nwork, and appealed to the users to go back to their real life, and leave\nInstagram.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"603\" height=\"507\" data-src=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Juicy-J-protesting-removal-of-Like-button-from-instagram.png\" alt=\"Juicy J reaction instagram like button removal\" class=\"wp-image-2882 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Juicy-J-protesting-removal-of-Like-button-from-instagram.png 603w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Juicy-J-protesting-removal-of-Like-button-from-instagram-100x84.png 100w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Juicy-J-protesting-removal-of-Like-button-from-instagram-250x210.png 250w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Juicy-J-protesting-removal-of-Like-button-from-instagram-114x96.png 114w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 603px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 603\/507;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Rapper Rico Nasty clearly said hiding likes will\nbe a straight dead-end for Instagram.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"651\" data-src=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/rico-nasty-reaction-instagram-like-button-removal.png\" alt=\"Tacobella reaction instagram like button removal\" class=\"wp-image-2883 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/rico-nasty-reaction-instagram-like-button-removal.png 600w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/rico-nasty-reaction-instagram-like-button-removal-92x100.png 92w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/rico-nasty-reaction-instagram-like-button-removal-230x250.png 230w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/rico-nasty-reaction-instagram-like-button-removal-88x96.png 88w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/651;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Taking to the boat to the disapproval, Nicki Minaj showed her disappointment by saying that removing likes will take away the power from the independent artists. What is being liked or how much it is being liked will not get identified or recognition. Even threatened, if the decision goes into effect she will not post on Instagram.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p> (See also:  <a href=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/22\/how-do-you-become-a-social-media-influencer-without-showing-your-face\/\">How Do You Become a Social Media Influencer without Showing Your Face?<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"612\" data-src=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Nicki-Minaj-reaction-instagram-like-button-removal.png\" alt=\"Nicki Minaj reaction instagram like button removal\" class=\"wp-image-2884 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Nicki-Minaj-reaction-instagram-like-button-removal.png 599w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Nicki-Minaj-reaction-instagram-like-button-removal-98x100.png 98w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Nicki-Minaj-reaction-instagram-like-button-removal-245x250.png 245w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Nicki-Minaj-reaction-instagram-like-button-removal-94x96.png 94w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 599px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 599\/612;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tracee Ellis Ross showed her disappointment\nstating that the like count creates a culture and removing it is not a fruitful\ndecision from a creative perspective.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On the contrary, some other influencers argued that several\nlikes don\u2019t matter in comparison to follower count and impressions of a post. A\nsocial media strategist, Karen Civil suggested that the influencers should not\ngive attention to the likes count, rather focus on the impression of a post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"265\" data-src=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/karan-civil-reaction-instagram-like-button-removal.png\" alt=\"Karan Civil reaction instagram like button removal\" class=\"wp-image-2885 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/karan-civil-reaction-instagram-like-button-removal.png 584w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/karan-civil-reaction-instagram-like-button-removal-100x45.png 100w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/karan-civil-reaction-instagram-like-button-removal-250x113.png 250w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/karan-civil-reaction-instagram-like-button-removal-212x96.png 212w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 584px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 584\/265;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The reaction from all over is mostly negative, influencers\nare stimulated to feel insecure about the fan following they have been\ngathering since so many years. Moreover, the declaration demands a different\nway of approach to get maximum visibility of a post. The decision is more about\na change of outlook, and it&#8217;s not easy for many shifts the angle of perspective\nso quick. Might be a disturbing change, but adaptability is the only choice\ninfluencers have from all over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instagram influencers are traumatized to hear this heart-breaking news that \u2018like\u2019 button is no more in the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2880","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-social-media"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2880"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4544,"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2880\/revisions\/4544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}