Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. Earlier this month, video sharing service YouTube, which is now ...

There's plenty to dislike on social media, and TikTok is exploring how to best channel negative feedback to cut down on irrelevant and inappropriate content. Users can now quietly dislike comments on ...

It's finally here (kinda). For years, Facebook users around the world have long wished for the one thing Mark Zuckerberg always refused to give us -- a good ole dislike button. I'm not even sure what ...

You don't know what you got till it's gone. Pop stars have been telling us this for decades. Fun fact, though. This axiom has a lesser-known little brother: "You only realize you don't want a 'dislike ...

Ah, Google. Very few companies have mastered the art of creating amazing technology and products, and then so effectively abandoning and mishandling them. Case in point, YouTube. Citing “dislike ...

You can now see the number of dislikes that a video has on YouTube once again, but you need to download a separate browser extension to do so. Earlier this month ...

Google announced last month that YouTube would be retiring the dislike count on videos, a change that has already taken effect and has been highly controversial among ...

You now have a way to show your disapproval of hurtful (or simply pointless) TikTok comments. In the wake of a test this spring, TikTok has started the global rollout for a comment 'dislike' button.

YouTube today announced its decision to make the “dislike” count on videos private across its platform. The decision is likely to be controversial given the extent that it impacts the public’s ...

Instagram is testing a new dislike button, which the company has signaled is a way for users to effectively downvote a distasteful or irrelevant comment. The dislike button is only for comments, and ...

In an exclusive survey, certain YouTube users agreed that the dislike count removal makes them less likely to engage with videos on the platform Issues with the dislike count removal appear to be more ...

Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, is continuing to develop a downvoting feature that will be used to improve how replies are ranked. Although the company has not yet officially announced its plans, ...