, you Tube made the change to its UI last week, saying it removed public dislikes in order to counter harassment and promote “respectful interactions between viewers and creators.”.
This begs the question “Does youtube not show dislikes anymore?”
, 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.
Users will still be able to dislike videos, they just won’t see a number next to the icon. As Google pointed out on the You. Tube Community forum, creators can also still see how many dislikes they receive.
In 2019, The Verge reported that You. Tube considered removing the dislike button from its videos entirely, in an effort to stop so-called dislike mobs — groups who organize to dislike a video because they are frustrated with the content creator or channel — from “weaponizing” it.
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.
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during her first press briefing at the White House, Jan. 20, 2021.
How many dislikes does YouTube delete per video?
, you Tube is deleting close to 8,000 dislikes per video on average. Not a single like was removed, the data indicates. Even after the interventions, the videos have nearly six times more dislikes than likes on average, the data shows.
How long does it take YouTube to remove spam likes/dislikes?
“You. Tube regularly removes any spam likes or dislikes from your videos. It may take up to 48 hours for the numbers to be updated,” one tweet reads. Another said: “We always validate the activities & legitimacy of accounts added on your likes/dislikes report. This is to make sure that our site metrics are free of spam.”.
Does Youtube have a thumbs up and thumbs down system?
Lo and behold, a thumbs up and thumbs down system was later introduced. Since then, users have shown their approval or disapproval for each video by either liking or disliking it. The number of thumbs up and thumbs down have both been visible to the public.