YouTube announce the tally of “dislike” clicks on videos will no longer be visible to the public to protect creators. A public count of likes or dislikes that social media posts regularly cited by critics as harmful to well-being, as Facebook and Instagram have allow users to opt out.
Users on YouTube will still be able to click on the “dislike” button below a clip, but they will no longer see the negative review count.
YouTube Said :
“To ensure that YouTube 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,” .
“Our experiment data showed a reduction in dislike attacking behavior.”
Content creators will be able to see the number of thumbs-down icons their clips elicit.
YouTube said smaller scale or new creators report being unfairly target in attacks, where people work to drive up the number of dislikes on videos.
The changes at YouTube come as major social networks and video platforms are frequently accuse by lawmakers, regulators and watchdogs of not doing enough to fight online harassment.
Facebook is battling one of its most serious reputational crises ever, driven by leak internal documents showing executive knew of the potential harm of their platforms.
The revelations from the leaks by former Facebook employee Frances Haugen have put fresh impetus behind talk of regulating Big companies.
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