What is your opinion on YouTube disabling " dislikes "?

[Zeno]

What is your opinion on YouTube disabling " dislikes "?

I think the purpose of being able to hit like and dislike is somewhat dismissed if one is not able to see the dislikes on videos.


Also, what is your opinion on some channels, especially larger news agencies, disabling the comment function overall ?

I don't want to get started about the whole " freedom of speech " discussion as YouTube is a private company and each channel owner can of course make this decision very individually.
HOWEVER, for me its kind of an indication of " bad practice " if one disables the comment function completely as well as YouTube disabling " dislikes " completely.

What is so bad about people seeing how often a video was dislike in order to compare it with the likes ?

[Zeno]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Duck Twacy:

Początkowo opublikowane przez Cyborg92:

What is your opinion on YouTube disabling " dislikes "?

I think the purpose of being able to hit like and dislike is somewhat dismissed if one is not able to see the dislikes on videos.


Also, what is your opinion on some channels, especially larger news agencies, disabling the comment function overall ?

I don't want to get started about the whole " freedom of speech " discussion as YouTube is a private company and each channel owner can of course make this decision very individually.
HOWEVER, for me its kind of an indication of " bad practice " if one disables the comment function completely as well as YouTube disabling " dislikes " completely.

What is so bad about people seeing how often a video was dislike in order to compare it with the likes ?

Dislikes are not disabled. You just can't see how many dislikes there are. If you dislike a video YouTube pops up a message window saying the author of the video will be informed.

At least that's what happens to me.

Viewers can not see dislikes anymore though, unless they use some special addon.

Its obvious that they try to make sure that viewers don't see how negative a video is rated. This was most likely requested by some governments.

Początkowo opublikowane przez apathy:

It was intentional from Google's management, because people kept downvoting woke content.

Now, we have to sit through garbage and ads, before we find out its woke.

Pretty much this, all the woke and LGBTQ content usually gets massive amounts of dislikes as the people generally don't approve of it and the content is being forced on to people in order to make them think that its all normal and popular, which it is not.

Its similar with google reviews.

[Luck-E-lynx]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Duck Twacy:

Dislikes are not disabled. You just can't see how many dislikes there are. If you dislike a video YouTube pops up a message window saying the author of the video will be informed.

At least that's what happens to me.

Exactly, You can still share that you dislike something (and express yourself) without contributing to an overall toxic environment.

[Zeno]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Luck-E-lynx:

Początkowo opublikowane przez Duck Twacy:

Dislikes are not disabled. You just can't see how many dislikes there are. If you dislike a video YouTube pops up a message window saying the author of the video will be informed.

At least that's what happens to me.

Exactly, You can still share that you dislike something (and express yourself) without contributing to an overall toxic environment.

How is it contributing to a toxic environment when I as a viewer can at least see the dislikes ?

All it does is censor ! People can't see trash content and have to watch it to find out if its trash and if they see woke propaganda of some sort, they don't see how everyone dislikes it anymore but watch it and might think : " Oh, seems like they are right ".

If anyone thinks not seeing dislikes as a viewer is good, one is clearly naive and failed to understand what is going on.

English speaking countries appear to be the only people who consider every piece of criticism a " toxic " thing to do. You guys are pretty alone with that mentality to be honest, sadly you control most of the media and therefore affect us free thinking people as well, abroad, who are not paranoid and woke.

[TwisterCat]

Visible dislikes serve the purpose of a red flag. When you're watching upwards of 2 hours of content on a daily basis, sometimes you become desensitized to what people are actually saying.

Sometimes, you miss what somebody's getting at. You'll end up supporting the content, and contribute to something far worse than a "toxic environment."

150k dislikes would serve as a wake-up call that you should actually pay attention to what kind of ♥♥♥♥ the person's about to say in the video you're watching. Even if you don't pay attention, the majority at least can do that for you, and warn you.

If you don't see the problem, then you are the problem. You're already the embodiment of "problematic," because you've already shut your brain off, and now you don't want others alerting you to that fact! No, actually you don't want others to be able to alert each other either!!

[Luck-E-lynx]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Cyborg92:

What is your opinion on YouTube disabling " dislikes "?

Why do you ask people if you don't want to hear what others have to say?

Początkowo opublikowane przez Cyborg92:

How is it contributing to a toxic environment when I as a viewer can at least see the dislikes ?

All it does is censor ! People can't see trash content and have to watch it to find out if its trash and if they see woke propaganda of some sort, they don't see how everyone dislikes it anymore but watch it and might think : " Oh, seems like they are right ".

If anyone thinks not seeing dislikes as a viewer is good, one is clearly naive and failed to understand what is going on.

English speaking countries appear to be the only people who consider every piece of criticism a " toxic " thing to do. You guys are pretty alone with that mentality to be honest, sadly you control most of the media and therefore affect us free thinking people as well, abroad, who are not paranoid and woke.

Why do you care what others (that might just be bots) think about it a video? Watch the video and decide for yourself. For the most part, sane people don't go around clicking on video's they don't have a high likelihood of enjoying anyway.

[TwisterCat]

The "misinformation squad" contributes more to misinformation than the so-called "far right." They're the ones cutting communication abilites.

[Zeno]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Luck-E-lynx:

Początkowo opublikowane przez Cyborg92:

What is your opinion on YouTube disabling " dislikes "?

Why do you ask people if you don't want to hear what others have to say?

Początkowo opublikowane przez Cyborg92:

How is it contributing to a toxic environment when I as a viewer can at least see the dislikes ?

All it does is censor ! People can't see trash content and have to watch it to find out if its trash and if they see woke propaganda of some sort, they don't see how everyone dislikes it anymore but watch it and might think : " Oh, seems like they are right ".

If anyone thinks not seeing dislikes as a viewer is good, one is clearly naive and failed to understand what is going on.

English speaking countries appear to be the only people who consider every piece of criticism a " toxic " thing to do. You guys are pretty alone with that mentality to be honest, sadly you control most of the media and therefore affect us free thinking people as well, abroad, who are not paranoid and woke.

Why do you care what others (that might just be bots) think about it a video? Watch the video and decide for yourself. For the most part, sane people don't go around clicking on video's they don't have a high likelihood of enjoying anyway.

I want to hear it, but I argue it, its how the real world works my friend.

Most videos with a lot of dislikes are usually trash, such as all the government paid YT channels in my country, which blocked comments and now you also don't see dislikes.

[Luck-E-lynx]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Cyborg92:

Most videos with a lot of dislikes are usually trash, such as all the government paid YT channels in my country, which blocked comments and now you also don't see dislikes.

How do you determine if it's a government payed YouTube channel? I doubt they would advertise that fact.

[Zeno]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Luck-E-lynx:

Początkowo opublikowane przez Cyborg92:

Most videos with a lot of dislikes are usually trash, such as all the government paid YT channels in my country, which blocked comments and now you also don't see dislikes.

How do you determine if it's a government payed YouTube channel? I doubt they would advertise that fact.

Because these channels belong to our TV stations and it can be looked up online who they are owned and financed by. Its not a secret.
You are not from Europe, specifically Germany, so you have not the slightest idea how the system works over here.

[Crazy Tiger]

I think it's fine. Heck, I'd rather likes got removed as well. Stupid like/dislike culture nowadays.

[Zeno]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Crazy Tiger:

I think it's fine. Heck, I'd rather likes got removed as well. Stupid like/dislike culture nowadays.

So basically remove all tools and opportunities for people to raise or share their opinion on the internet anywhere because you are scared of negativity ?

Got it.

[Crazy Tiger]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Cyborg92:

Początkowo opublikowane przez Crazy Tiger:

I think it's fine. Heck, I'd rather likes got removed as well. Stupid like/dislike culture nowadays.

So basically remove all tools and opportunities for people to raise or share their opinion on the internet anywhere because you are scared of negativity ?

Got it.

Nope, not what I said. Not surprising that a baiter tries that tactic, though.

[Zeno]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Crazy Tiger:

Początkowo opublikowane przez Cyborg92:

So basically remove all tools and opportunities for people to raise or share their opinion on the internet anywhere because you are scared of negativity ?

Got it.

Nope, not what I said. Not surprising that a baiter tries that tactic, though.

Then why do you prefer having dislikes and likes disabled ?

[Mr. Smiles]

I just don't like and leave a comment that says "I hate this."

Ez.

[Crazy Tiger]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Cyborg92:

Początkowo opublikowane przez Crazy Tiger:

Nope, not what I said. Not surprising that a baiter tries that tactic, though.

Then why do you prefer having dislikes and likes disabled ?

Because social media and their like/dislike culture aren't a good influence on people and their mental states in general. Humanity and society nowadays largely lives to get the next "like". This whole validation culture is bad for people.