Should YouTube make dislikes visible again? by Eden Kuang

Should YouTube make dislikes visible again?

4ekua861 — 2024-03-05 21:24:57 UTC

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4ekua861 — 2024-03-06 18:16:49 UTC

Source 1

4ekua861 — 2024-03-06 18:29:34 UTC

Source 2

4ekua861 — 2024-03-06 18:32:51 UTC

Source 3

4ekua861 — 2024-03-06 18:40:38 UTC

Will the dislike button disappear?

4ekua861 — 2024-03-07 05:46:34 UTC

The dislike button for YouTube will not disappear from the platform
The dislike button will still be active but not visible to viewers
The dislike count on videos will only be available to the creator

Why did YouTube remove the dislike button?

4ekua861 — 2024-03-07 05:51:09 UTC

Users and creators would abuse the feature
Many people placed fake negative reviews
Videos with a higher number of dislikes are less likely to be viewed
Videos with more dislikes are pushed lower in search results

Pro's of removing dislike button

4ekua861 — 2024-03-08 06:30:10 UTC

Help eliminate abusive and inappropriate behavior across platform
Cut down unfair user and creator behavior
Reduces the amount of attacks from trolls
Reduces the threat and fear of being viewed as publicly disliked
Stop rival creators from abusing the feature for competing videos
Fair to all videos in the same topic of a search result

Con's of removing dislike button

4ekua861 — 2024-03-08 06:44:32 UTC

Helps users distinguish which videos are low quality or unfavorable
Helps signal a situation for when a creator is purchasing likes or using deceptive techniques
Really useful for avoiding clickbait
Lack of dislikes mean there is no quick public review of the content
YouTube does not do enough to combat clickbait and spam content, the dislike button was the only indication if you're seeing what you were promised by the creator
YouTubers can already avoid hate or cyberbullying by autoblocking comments

Argumentative Paragraph

4ekua861 — 2024-03-11 18:16:10 UTC

After examining the issues surrounding the topic of whether YouTube should bring back dislikes, it is clear that YouTube should definitely bring back the dislike button. One reason I support this position is because because keeping the dislike button helps viewers avoid clickbait. According to Source 2, "YouTube removing dislike 'discourages trolls' but 'unhelpful for users'," the author explains, "A lot of the time, you can't trust the title or thumbnail. If you see a tutorial video and it's got almost all dislikes, you know it's not going to help you." This quotation clearly suggests that the dislike button is extremely helpful for users and YouTube should bring it back. However, opponents may claim that removing the dislike button stops YouTubers from getting targeted, hated, or cyberbullied by viewers, but have they ever considered that there are other ways to avoid online bullies. To illustrate, the author of Source 2 also emphasized that YouTube's autoblock for hate comments is already really helpful for avoiding cyberbullying. For these reasons, it is evident that YouTube should definitely make dislikes visible again.