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Stories wont get public like counts like you usually see on other posts, but the author of the story will be able to see individual likes in the audience sheet. That suggests you can still dig through your Story likes to see who reacted to the Story, if you desire..
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Instagram revealed a change to Stories on Monday, finally enabling users to like a Story without sending the person who posted it a direct message. The modification was revealed by Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram.Its a small change– youll see a heart icon on stories, allowing you to like it– but a big relief for anybody who wanted to reveal assistance for another individuals story without barging all the way into their DMs. Its the Stories equivalent of sending a text instead of calling somebody up on the phone..
❤ Private Story Likes ❤ Starting to roll out today, you can now send out some love by liking peoples stories without sending out a DM. Likes on stories are private and do not have counts.