r/technology • u/Dilpickle2113 • 10h ago

Social Media YouTube is testing hiding the dislike button entirely and users aren’t happy

https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/youtube-is-testing-hiding-the-dislike-button-entirely-and-users-arent-happy-3420822/
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u/PreciousJackal 9h ago

Why they remove it in the first place?

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u/Ok_Confusion4764 9h ago

Because stuff like Youtube Rewind got dislike-bombed for being out-of-touch. It was a vain attempt to save face for big corporations.