YouTube’s own post announcing plans to hide dislike counts was itself disliked 33,000 times, getting more than four times the number of likes. — AFP Relaxnews
YouTube’s “dislike” count – long a warning that a video might be disputed or poorly produced – is being turned off, in a controversial move that the company says is designed to protect content creators from abuse.
The Google platform says it will no longer show how many negative ratings a video has received in an effort to create an “inclusive and respectful environment”.
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