With online privacy concerns becoming more prevalent these days, knowing how to hide Likes on Facebook will ensure that you have more control over your activity on the world’s biggest social network.

Hidden away in the settings menu of the Facebook app and website are options that let you alter who can see the pages you like, as well as the reactions to your posts.

Follow my guide on how to hide likes on Facebook to find out how to do this. And if you change your mind in the future, it’s easy to undo your changes.

How to hide Likes on Facebook: Hide reaction counts

In the mobile Facebook app, open ‘Settings’ by tapping the three-line icon.

Scroll down to and tap ‘Settings & Privacy,’ then ‘Settings.’

Next, tap on your name (which is your profile)

Under ‘News Feed Settings,’ tap ‘Reaction preferences.’

To hide Likes and other reactions on posts from other accounts, tap the toggle for ‘On posts from others.’ To hide Likes and reactions on your own posts, so other users can’t see them, tap the toggle for ‘On your posts.’

Here’s the new look when someone views your post on Facebook.