X may remove the like and repost counts of articles, replacing them with a long-press menu, criticized for complicating operations.

He pointed out that the new user experience will be mainly based on simple gestures, making interactions such as tapping the like button and replying faster.
At the same time, X users will still be able to view the number of likes, retweets, and views of a tweet by individually clicking on it.
The new interface design will encourage user participation in discussions through long press and swipe selection, similar to a video game interface.
In response, X software engineer Ellis Driscoll confirmed the news in responses to users and stated that the feature will be rolled out in the coming weeks.
I personally am not part of this department, but employees are indeed testing it, and it should gradually be released to users in the next few weeks, during which the app interface may undergo some changes.
Currently, X has not explained the reasons for the aforementioned changes, but Stanley stated that X will focus more on improving user experience and adding more operability to the menu as much as possible.
In response, some users expressed appreciation, stating that the feature may help shift attention to tweet content and quality rather than just focusing on popular tweets with high engagement, thus reducing the trend of pursuing popularity without focusing on content.
The new feature will allow users to see the content they truly enjoy watching, rather than content generated by algorithms that is popular among the masses.
Furthermore, this change may indirectly reduce the frequency of like farms on the X platform and decrease the comparative mentality among teenagers, thereby improving the user experience.
However, there are still some users who prefer the original intuitive and straightforward operating interface, criticizing that what used to be achievable with one finger now requires two clicks.