Instagram accidentally hid likes for some users - CNN

Users could click to see a full list of the accounts who liked the post, but they wouldn't be able to see a number highlighting how many people liked it.

Instagram framed the move as a way to help reduce pressure to rack up likes on the platform.

Likes, which appear as hearts on Instagram, are often used as a measure of popularity.

-- CNN Business' Kaya Yurieff contributed to this report.