diff --git a/content-webapp/src/main/webapp/vue-app/news-extensions/activity-stream-extensions/extensions.js b/content-webapp/src/main/webapp/vue-app/news-extensions/activity-stream-extensions/extensions.js
index 0320cdbe0..7451d757a 100644
--- a/content-webapp/src/main/webapp/vue-app/news-extensions/activity-stream-extensions/extensions.js
+++ b/content-webapp/src/main/webapp/vue-app/news-extensions/activity-stream-extensions/extensions.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const newsActivityTypeExtensionOptions = {
     }
   },
   extendSharedActivity: (activity, isActivityDetail) => isActivityDetail,
+  hideViewersCounter: () => true,
   showSharedInformationFooter: (activity, isActivityDetail) => isActivityDetail,
   init: (activity, isActivityDetail) => {
     let activityId = activity.id;