YouTube removes 'dislike' counts on clips to curb online harassment
In a statement, YouTube said to guarantee that YouTube supports polite interactions between viewers and creators, they experimented with the dislike button to see whether modifications may help better protect our artists from harassment and minimise dislike assaults.
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FollowTo protect artists from abuse and targeted attacks, YouTube said on Wednesday that the number of "dislike" clicks on videos would no longer be available to the public. A public tally of likes - or dislikes - that social media posts receive is frequently highlighted as deleterious to well-being by critics, and both Facebook and Instagram have enabled users to opt-out. Users of Google's video-sharing site will still be able to hit the "dislike" button. They will no longer see the negative review count if they click the button underneath a clip.
In a statement, YouTube said to guarantee that YouTube supports polite interactions between viewers and creators, they experimented with the dislike button to see whether modifications may help better protect our artists from harassment and minimise dislike assaults. Content creators, or social media stars that draw large crowds online, will be able to monitor how many thumbs-down marks their videos receive. YouTube revealed that smaller-scale or new artists were unfairly targeted in assaults, in which users try to increase the number of dislikes on videos. The improvements at YouTube come as politicians, regulators, and watchdogs often criticise extensive social networks and video platforms for not doing enough to combat online abuse.
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