YouTube Clarifies Dislike Button Changes Are Limited to Creator Interface
YouTube has addressed reports regarding changes to its dislike button functionality, clarifying that it is not testing a platform-wide removal of the feature for general users. Instead, the company is implementing a new user interface specifically for content creators when viewing their own uploaded videos. Under this update, the dislike button will be relocated behind the three-dot menu on creator-facing views. YouTube emphasized that full dislike counts remain accessible to creators through YouTube Studio analytics. This move follows previous platform adjustments, such as hiding public dislike counts in 2021 to mitigate harassment and removing the feature from Shorts earlier this year.
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