Popular video sharing platform YouTube announced in November. dislike went for a radical change in the button. The company stated that some content producers were attacked via the dislike button, and therefore decided to hide the number of dislikes for all videos on the platform.
Although YouTube made this decision to protect content creators, many viewers were not happy about it. Because the dislike button gave more or less an idea of the quality / usefulness of a content and was one of the most important ways to react to the video.
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YouTube videos can be reacted with emojis
As an alternative to the dislike button on YouTube videos “Timed Responses” feature is being tested. When the feature becomes available, you can click to a specific second of a video. laughter, heart, smiley, surprise and similar emojis can be left and viewers will be able to see the total reactions in the comments.
Timed reactions are not available for all videos as they are in testing. If you come across a video where the feature is activated, you can leave an emoji by touching the reaction panel that will appear when you open the comment section. In the same panel, the total reactions for that minute of the video will also be publicly visible.
“We know the community is important to you, so we’re committed to delivering more features that strengthen the sense of community on YouTube. Have fun with the timed reactions and let us know what you think in the comments.” He said and stated that he will make the new feature available to the general public in a short time.
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