, you Tube has announced that it is hiding the dislikes count on the video-sharing platform, claiming that the decision was made after internal research over its impact on the mental health of creators and to tackle coordinated dislike campaigns., you Tube is not the first platform to explore this aspect of online social behavior.
Why is YouTube hiding the dislike count?
On its official Twitter account, You. Tube said that it would test hiding the dislike count “ in response to creator feedback around well-being and targeted dislike campaigns”. The dislike feature on You. Tube makes it easy for users to target creators as it takes little effort.
One frequent answer is, “To ensure that You. Tube promotes respectful interactions between viewers and creators we experimented with the dislike button to see whether or not changes could help better protect our creators from harassment, and reduce dislike attacks,” You. Tube said in a statement.
How to keep YouTube dislike count high?
For those who want to keep You. Tube dislike counts alive a little bit longer, a neat browser extension makes that possible, at The new browser extension simply titled “ Return You. Tube Dislike” makes it possible for users on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and even i. OS to restore the You. Tube dislike count.
For viewers, if you’re in the experiment, you can still like or dislike a video to share feedback with creators and help tune the recommendations you see on You, and tube.
While I was writing we ran into the inquiry “Can you see the likes and dislikes on YouTube videos?”.
Here is what my research found. You can no longer view the ‘dislike’ counts on You, and tube videos. Here’s why Facebook as well as Instagram have allowed users to opt out from a public count of likes or dislikes. Users on the Google-owned video sharing platform will still be able to click on the “dislike” button below a clip, but they will no longer see the negative review count.
Why do YouTube comments get banned for no reason?
, you Tube doesn’t care about if a comment is popular because of likes or dislikes, they just want the most popular comments (for good or bad reasons). Because of the pc liberal culture in Silicon Valley, the censorship gods at You. Tube decided that they couldn’t allow people to get their feelings hurt on their platform.
What makes a video trending on YouTube?
P. S. I believe the more “actions” a video has (like, dislike, view, share, comment) the more popular it is, and You. Tube uses these actions per minute to determine “Trending” videos.
Can you hide your likes and dislikes on Facebook?
Facebook as well as Instagram have allowed users to opt out from a public count of likes or dislikes. Users on the Google-owned video sharing platform will still be able to click on the “dislike” button below a clip, but they will no longer see the negative review count.