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Twitter, now X, has undergone several changes since its acquisition by business leader Elon Musk. One of the most controversial changes remains its rebranding to X.com, offering verification badges for a price. But if that’s not enough, Musk might’ve other plans. In a series of posts shared by Elon Musk, he may have announced the future overhaul of X. This time, it’s not a minor but a substantial overhaul.
Elon Musk now wants to remove likes and reposts from X’s feed in favor of total views
As indigestible as it may seem, never doubt Elon, especially when he wants something specific. He wants to remove the likes and reposts from the X’s feed in favor of the total “view count” because according to him, that’s “very clean”. Of course, he adds that he’s “been dying to do this for a year”.
This first came to light after DogeDesigner posted that X may be considering removing the likes and reposts from the feed. However, the catch of the account pinned is you can see them once you tap on the post. Musk replied to the post, confirming “That is definitely happening.”
In the tipped layout, the count of views on posts, which tells you how many people are interested, will be shifted to the top right near the posting time. To engage with the post in this updated format, you’ll swipe right to reply and swipe left to favorite it. Musk mentioned that once you tap on the post, you’ll see the number of likes, reposts, and favorites it has, but it’s still being determined if their display will change.
This is how the UI will look like
Another reliable tipster Abhishek Yadav has shared a screenshot of how the platform would look, once this feature comes to life.
Twitter 𝕏 new UI first look 👀
X new UI will hide the Comment, retweet and like buttons.
The new UI will only show how many views a post got.#Twitter #𝕏 #TwitterX pic.twitter.com/fyOEzJY6R3
— Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) March 9, 2024
If you know Elon Musk, you’d know he has a thing for aesthetics. Notably, he put his platform through some changes earlier, including the removal of URL cards. But he brought it back after a short hiatus.