in a tweet sent out by mosseri last friday, he announced the feature was to the feedback. feedback is already coming. instagram influencer kim kardashian west agrees the move will be beneficial for people's mental health, but hip-hop artist cardi b. feels it isn't the likes but the comments. she made her voice heard on instagram even,000 she didn't want to show herface. >> the craziestrguments all because of comments. the comments affect more than e likes. >> i think people are freaking out about the removal of likes because it seems so core to the gramm experience. >> reporter: lauren says the binary like and dislike is already outdated. mosseri agrees. >> we will do things that mean people use instagram less if we think they keep people safe or generally create a healthier environment. i think we have to be willing to do . >> instagram's new ceoasly healthy community, and i think this is definsiness. >> reporter: and another concern being voiced, this will be the end of instagram influencers, users who profit from having a huge fan base. our expert disagrees. she says in

in a tweet sent out by adam mosseri he announced it was hitting stateside.dback is already coming and kim kardashian west says it will be beneficial for people's mental health but cardi b feels the problem is in the likes but the comments. >> starting to crave arguments because of comments that affect more than likes . >> i think people are freaking out because it seems so core to the instagram experience. >> reporter: it is already outdated they say and adam mosseri agrees . >> i think we have to be willing to do that. >> and is a of instagram has spoken about his goals to reduce bullying, and i think this is definitely in line with the efforts which is good for business. >> reporter: this will be the end of the instagram influencers and users who profit from having a huge fan base. our expert says the of other tools to share and losing likes will not change the type of engagement they've already seen. >>> nicki minaj is very not to use instagram and run says it takes away power from independent artists. apple and goldman sachs are in the hot seat amid alle

the head of the social media giant adam mosseri says likes are used too often as a weapon. >> what we aspire to do, and this will take years, i want to be clear, is to lead the fight against online bullying. >> reporter: the changes means the number of likes will no longer be on public view. mosseri told cbs this morning the goal is to relieve the pressure of constant comparison. >> we don't want instagram to be such a competition. we want it to be place where people spend more of their energy connecting to people that they love. >> reporter: studies have shown the negative impact of social media on mental health, symptoms of major depression have risen 63% among young adults according to the american psychological association. last year david mayer's online addiction sent him to rehab for help. >> it's just that constant comparison that could break me down at times. for instagram, i felt like with all my posts i would create this false character of who i was. >> reporter: but influencers who profit from a huge fan base believe the lack of likes will hurt their income. caroline june m

adam mosseri about the idea over the summer. >> adam, people live for the likes. >> yes. >> reporter:talked to a group of teenagers the other day and when we mentioned that was a possibility, i don't want to say they freaked out, but they freaked out. >> yes. >> reporter: are you worried or concerned that that will hurt your platform, taking away the likes? >> a little. >> reporter: isn't part of the fun looking at the likes. >> you can still like in this current test. you can't see the number of likes unless it's your own post so you don't have to do the social comar son. >> reporter: that's want beauty. we want you to see we got "x" amount of likes on whatever it is we posted. >> we will do things that mean people use instagram less, if it will keep people safe and a healthier environment. >> reporter: even if it will affect your bottom line? >> 100%. >> ninan: instagram isn't the only platform removing so-called public engagementment procedures. facebook, youtube have also experimented with similar moves. one of the world's most expensive rides. how bugatti is using cutting-edge te

we spoke to the head of instagram, adam mosseri. >> we are hoping to depressurized instagram a littlewe are really focused on young people, well-being. likeink if we can make counts private, it may allow people to focus for little bit on what they care about. >> the idea being, if i can't see how many likes your photo gets, that might decrease my pressure around sharing myself? be able to see how many likes your own photo gets. the idea is to reduce anxiety and social comparison, specifically with an eye towards young people. kurt: what are you seeing? adam: we are seeing different things in different countries. we want to understand how it changes how people use instagram but more importantly, how it changes how people feel. measuring how people feel is tricky. that is why the test has been running for so long and that is why it will take some time. >> you must feel that people are feeling better about instagram as a result of this. you wouldn't be rolling it out in other markets if not. adam: we are seeing encouraging data, which is why we are rolling it out further. we will see how

many likes a post received but your followers won't just last month, the head of instagram, adam mosseriyoung people. >> it will hopefully for the better change how people feel about the platform they might also use it differently. >> reporter: earning the stamp of approval from one of instagram's biggest influencers, with more than 150 million followers, kim kardashian west. >> as far as mental health, i mean, it's something that, you know, i think taking the likes away and taking that aspect away from it would be really beneficial for people. >> reporter: but not everyone likes the new idea rapper cardi b sounded off in this instagram post. >> anything is affecting instagram right now, i really feel is the way that the comments have been changing these past two years. >> reporter: some of the concern coming from social media influencer who have managed to turn likes into a way to make a living however, brands can use other metrics to see if particular influences is relevant, like new followers to a page or the number of comments on a post mosseri has said instagram will make sure the c

adam mosseri said at a "wired" tonference that the idea i "depressurize instagram, make it less likepetition." the company's already been itesting hiding "like cou other countries. still to come, t wall came down, but what came next? the fall of the berlin wall, thirty years later. mark shields and david brooks break down the final week before open hearings in the impeachment inquiry. and leonardo da vinci at the loere -- an inside look at year's biggest exhibit. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour, from weta studios in washington, and in the west, from walter cronkite school of journalism. judy: as we reported earlier, hthis weekend marks the 3 anniversary of one of the most important historic events of the 20th century. the tearing down of the berlin wall. the east german ctatorship collapsed and shortly afterwards so did other totalitarianac regimess the former soviet bloc. as theall fell, so then did the iron curtain. but as special correspondent malcolm brabant reports from politically re-unified, but in many ways, it's still divided. malcolm: 30 years after its demise, just a few hun