X will introduce a “dislike” button on post replies to prevent spam
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 5:08 am
Content Creator at Marketing4eCommerce
HHey, in another installment of X doing things… the social network is reportedly testing the implementation of a system of negative votes or “downvotes” , as they say in English. Something similar to what the “dislike” button on YouTube or Facebook was back in the day.
This feature has not been officially released to the public, but it seems to be very close to being released. According to some users with access to it, it would be a button shaped like a broken heart that would only appear in the replies to posts.
Why implement a “Dislike” button in X
Following the success of community notes, which are currently so useful in X to identify uncertain content or fake news, the “dislike” button aims to take a step forward in this direction. Clicking on this button will allow the most relevant responses to appear first, increasing engagement and avoiding spam.
However, the person responsible for creating ukraine number data Community Notes on X, Jay Baxter, warns against using the “dislike” button : “ Community Notes wouldn’t work well without a negative rating signal. But you have to be smart about how you use them. If you add them all up naively, you get a hive mind like Reddit .”
They will also allow X users to have greater control over the content they want or do not want to see on the platform, as they will now have a button to say that they do not agree with a post, regardless of its nature.
We still don't know all the details of this new feature, but with the implementation of the "Dislike" button, the most relevant replies will be the first to be seen and therefore will allow other users to join the conversation in a simpler way.
HHey, in another installment of X doing things… the social network is reportedly testing the implementation of a system of negative votes or “downvotes” , as they say in English. Something similar to what the “dislike” button on YouTube or Facebook was back in the day.
This feature has not been officially released to the public, but it seems to be very close to being released. According to some users with access to it, it would be a button shaped like a broken heart that would only appear in the replies to posts.
Why implement a “Dislike” button in X
Following the success of community notes, which are currently so useful in X to identify uncertain content or fake news, the “dislike” button aims to take a step forward in this direction. Clicking on this button will allow the most relevant responses to appear first, increasing engagement and avoiding spam.
However, the person responsible for creating ukraine number data Community Notes on X, Jay Baxter, warns against using the “dislike” button : “ Community Notes wouldn’t work well without a negative rating signal. But you have to be smart about how you use them. If you add them all up naively, you get a hive mind like Reddit .”
They will also allow X users to have greater control over the content they want or do not want to see on the platform, as they will now have a button to say that they do not agree with a post, regardless of its nature.
We still don't know all the details of this new feature, but with the implementation of the "Dislike" button, the most relevant replies will be the first to be seen and therefore will allow other users to join the conversation in a simpler way.