Musk's plan to remove Twitter engagement metrics faces backlash
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Musk announced plans to remove like, retweet, and favorite counts from the main Twitter feed to make it "cleaner". Metrics will only be visible if you click on a post.
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Many users complained this will make engagement fall and make it harder to see popular conversations.
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There's no business case for removing engagement metrics which are valuable for advertising.
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Removing public metrics could make Twitter boring like Facebook's Threads app, where conversation moves slowly.
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It doesn't make sense for Musk to make Twitter more like Threads given his Twitter addiction. The change may backfire and make his main activity (scrolling on the toilet) more tedious.