Redmi Note 8 Price, Realme XT Specifications, Realme 5 Sale, Vivo Z1x and iPhone 11 Launch Date, More Tech News This Week

Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro announcement, and Realme XT unveiling dominated the tech news this week. Read on to find out more details about the biggest happenings in the world of technology this week.

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How Violent Video Games Can Be Good for You

Similar to many other forms of art, gaming is a story-telling medium that reflects upon and critiques the society in which we live.

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Valve Said to Fight EU Antitrust Charges, 5 Videogame Publishers to Settle

Valve plans to fight EU antitrust charges of preventing cross-border trade, unlike five video game publishers which plan to settle the case.

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Microsoft HoloLens 2 to Hit Shelves in September, Says Executive VP Harry Shum

Microsoft’s Executive VP of Artificial Intelligence & Research at Microsoft, Harry Shum, has revealed that HoleLens 2 will be available in September.

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Fortnite’s Turbo Building Time Delay Change Rolled Back by Epic Games After Backlash

Epic Games has rolled back the time delay change to Fortnite’s Turbo Building after receiving backlash from players.

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Facebook might join Instagram in hiding like count

Following Instagram’s footsteps, Facebook might begin hiding public-facing like counts. The latest development was spotted by reverse engineering master Jane Manchun Wong. She found the code inside the Android app of Facebook that hides the amount of likes on a post from everyone but the poster. Following this, Facebook confirmed to TechCrunch that it is considering a test that would hide like counts. However, the test hasn’t started running yet.

“I observed that Facebook has recently begun prototyping this hidden like/reaction count feature in their Android app by reverse-engineering the app and playing with the code underneath,” Wong said in a blog post. Hence, Facebook could soon start hiding likes count to protect users from envy and divert them from self-censorship. However, likes/reaction counts on comments are not hidden for now. 

Currently, this is an unreleased feature, and it is in the early stages of development. Facebook has not announced which countries will be chosen for the test. Also, it has not confirmed the feature roll out date. Therefore, Facebook could pull it back if it hurts usage or ad revenue significantly. 

Earlier this year, Instagram started testing hiding like counts on the app. Instagram started testing in Canada in May, and added six more countries, namely, Australia, Brazil, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand and Japan, to the test in July. Facebook has declined to share the results from the test. However, expansion of the test from Instagram to Facebook signals that it might have positive or negligible negative impacts on mental health.

“By hiding the like/reaction counts from anyone other than the post creator, users might feel less anxious about the perceived popularity of their content. Studies have shown that social media use may influence mental health, including leading to depression and anxiety,” Wong added in the post.

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Fortnite v10.20 Update Brings a Borderlands 3 Crossover Called FortniteXMayhem

Fortnite is getting a Borderlands 3 crossover with the v10.20 update. 

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