The video service says "dislike attacks" -- campaigns to drive up the number of dislikes on videos -- disproportionately affect smaller channels and newer creators. Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior ...

One YouTube's cofounder is voicing his displeasure with the recent decision to remove dislike counts. Credit: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images When YouTube announced it was ...

The new announcement comes after the video platform learned from an experiment that users decide if they have to watch a video based on the dislike count. While the users will continue to be able to ...

YouTube is removing public dislike counts on all videos, though the dislike button will remain available for users to customize their recommendations. This permanent change follows an experiment ...

The video streaming platform is not removing the dislike button, but only making the count private to reduce ‘dislike attacks’. Advertisment YouTube, on Wednesday, announced its decision to make the ...

YouTube appears to have quietly rolled back a controversial change from earlier in the week that was met with derision and outrage globally. On Thursday, the platform said it was removing the number ...

YOUTUBE is saying goodbye to its dislike counts so you won’t be able to see how many people disapprove of a video. The dislike button will still be there but you won’t be able to see the number of ...

For more than a year now, YouTube has clearly been fighting something of a moral battle in terms of the future of its ‘dislike’ button. As many of you are probably aware, YouTube currently gives you ...

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 ...

It’s one of its most popular features, but YouTube could be ditching its dislike button. Tom Leung, director of project management at YouTube has revealed that the platform is considering its options ...

Beginning on Wednesday, YouTube will remove public dislike counts, or the visible tally of how many “thumbs down” a video receives, across its platform. The dislike button will still be accessible so ...