I think its a fair assumption that most people make that whatever data which isnt explicitly displayed to a regular user is not public. Having likes be public but hidden is misleading.
Comment on Upvotes and downvotes are public information on Lemmy
dirtydocmark@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago[deleted]
zeca@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
npdean@lemmy.today 2 months ago
It is made clear because there is an option to see all the votes right next to the like button. Similarly, many sites allow you to go through activity of people you follow.
dirtydocmark@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
You can see the number of votes here too.
npdean@lemmy.today 2 months ago
I can see the number of votes but not who voted. This gives the impression that this information is not available publicly. However, it can be accessed by anyone on third party websites.