Discussion

• @twittersupport @twittersupport on x

  Some of you on iOS may see different options to up or down vote on replies. We're testing this to understand the types of replies you find relevant in a convo, so we can work on ways to show more of them. Your downvotes aren't public, while your upvotes will be shown as likes. ht…

• @iglehart97 Nicholas Iglehart on x

  HOLY SH— Twitter has added a dislike button!!! @ThisIsNoahEvans @wongmjane @9to5mac https://twitter.com/...

• @twittersupport @twittersupport on x

  Some key notes about this experiment: 1. This is just a test for research right now. 2. This is not a dislike button. 3. Your downvotes are visible to you only. 4. Votes won't change the order of replies.

• @reddit @reddit on x

  Interesting.

• @papapishu Chris Person on x

  I like that Twitter is testing this out just as YouTube is testing phasing out dislikes which means that nobody knows what the fuck they're doing or what people want. https://twitter.com/...

• @alexisohanian @alexisohanian on x

  You haven't really created a product until someone else copies it 😏😆 https://twitter.com/...

• @alexisohanian @alexisohanian on x

  @TwitterSupport Not only did I design the upvote, I am proud to be the first person on the planet to have been downvoted. May there be many, many more... 😁⬇️

• @mattblaze Matt Blaze on x

  Someone at Twitter periodically gets the brilliant idea “I know! Let's be more like Facebook!”, without understanding that the only thing keeping many of us here is that it isn't Facebook.

• @xavimenos @xavimenos on x

  I think there's already enough hate on socials to try a dislike button. https://twitter.com/...

• @rstephens Robert Stephens on x

  You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become disliked on your @-replies https://twitter.com/...

• @mattsclancy Matt Clancy on x

  Interesting - dislikes are not visible to users but help Twitter “understand” what conversations are valued. Maybe will end up being a way to algorithmically reduce the visibility of bad behavior? Fingers crossed. https://twitter.com/...

• @bonniekatewolf Bonnie Kate Wolf on x

  I really do not want a dislike button. My twitter space is very positive. I am not ready for randos to drop a “dislike” on my art/work/life/dog pics. https://twitter.com/...

• @aseemru @aseemru on x

  Twitter weakened the ratio with the ability to disable replies even after a tweet is posted but then strengthened it with this https://twitter.com/...

• @mashable @mashable on x

  Now where have we seen this before..? https://mashable.com/...

• @dwtpup @dwtpup on x

  can twitter fix their trending algorithm instead of fucking dislikes like what is this , youtube ? reddit ?

• @chuckwendig Chuck Wendig on x

  I dislike this https://twitter.com/...

• @producthunt @producthunt on x

  Only visible to the user & currently in experiment mode https://twitter.com/...

• @may_gun Megan Lynch on x

  Twitter still doesn't put alt text front & center. Still doesn't offer alt text support in Twitter Media Studio. But you can now have a new way to harass marginalized ppl on Twitter! Image description: screenshot of Twitter TL with thumbs down options. https://twitter.com/...

• @coopercooperco @coopercooperco on x

  “People just whine that we're turning it into Facebook and stuff but it's about expanding the conversation” was legit a line he said.

• @jlponiine @jlponiine on x

  this app is designed specifically for argumentative user interaction https://twitter.com/...

• @adrierising Adrie on x

  given how reddit operates i think this presents a larger problem of people once again using automated processes to adversely affect reach for marginalised people but go off https://twitter.com/...

• @androidcentral @androidcentral on x

  Twitter is testing a feature that's essentially the opposite of the “like” button but says it's not what it looks like https://www.androidcentral.com/ ...

• @mmdotcox Melissa Cox on x

  Oh it is OVER for you guys, and by you guys I mean my last three crumbs of self-worth https://twitter.com/...

• @metalshayne2000 SHayne MAthis on x

  I swear to god no one who works at Twitter has ever used Twitter. https://twitter.com/...

• @sadcrib Kira on x

  TWITTER ADDING DISLIKES???? https://twitter.com/...

• @muldowney Patrick on x

  The Twitter feedback on every new Twitter feature usually seems to be 95% negative. People that already use Twitter want it to stay what it is (w/better moderation) Twitter's platform innovation objectives aren't targeted at existing users, they're trying to bring new users in. h…

• @devolverdigital @devolverdigital on x

  If we get a single downvote on a tweet we're deleting this account. https://twitter.com/...

• @scalzi John Scalzi on x

  What a horrible fucking idea, @twitter. As if shitty people being shitty to others aren't already a problem on your site. https://9to5mac.com/...

• @schlattfacts @schlattfacts on x

  This is the worst idea I've ever seen. Maybe if we don't use it, they'll remove it.... https://twitter.com/...

• @coopercooperco @coopercooperco on x

  Had dinner next to someone from Twitter who was bitching about how people were reacting to the like/dislike news lol

• @lumpythecook @lumpythecook on x

  Every “big new feature” that this site implements just bolsters algorithmic data collection and provides no tangible benefit to users https://twitter.com/...

• @k8hutton Kate Hutton on x

  I worry about people downvoting critical but (unfortunately) controversial info they disagree with, like about about a pandemic/vaccines/evacuations. Really hope there's some way to weight emergency info so it doesn't get dislike bombed out of relevance in the algorithm. https://…

• @shadowbiood † Lucia🩸 on x

  the last thing I think when I use Twitter is “I wish this was Facebook” https://twitter.com/...

• @chancehmiller Chance Miller on x

  No need to panic about a new way to get ratio'd: the dislike counts are not public. https://twitter.com/...

• @appleinsider @appleinsider on x

  #Twitter is testing an invisible downvote system with certain #iOS users — although the feature in its current form isn't a true dislike button. https://appleinsider.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @martinsfp Martin Sfp Bryant on x

  Downvotes as a way of training the algorithm for individual users could be a smart way of making users less angry on here. https://9to5mac.com/...

• @godbirdart @godbirdart on x

  so you're making people do the algorithm's job? ??? THEN WHAT'S THE POINT WHAT article source: https://9to5mac.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @dozingallium Mun on x

  dislikes aren't gonna be visible they're supposed to be only for twitters algorithm to learn 😭😭 all twitter is gonna learn is seeing people get fucking ratiod for shit takes please 😭😭 who thought this was a good idea https://twitter.com/...

• @timteemoyt Tim on x

  I can't believe Reddit ratioed Twitter on their own platform https://twitter.com/...

• @slashdot @slashdot on x

  Very interesting

• @alishagrauso Alisha Grauso on x

  Dear @Twitter @TwitterSupport, I suggest you Google Rotten Tomatoes and review-bombing and find out what happens to an algorithm when trolls get together en masse to falsely assign negative value to something. https://twitter.com/...

• @wongmjane Jane Manchun Wong on x

  From Tweet Reactions, to edge-to-edge tweet layout to Likes 👍, Twitter is becoming more like Facebook https://twitter.com/...

• @ladyrosenoirevt @ladyrosenoirevt on x

  Can I dislike this idea? Oh I'm sorry, can I “down vote” this idea??? 🙄 https://twitter.com/...

• @theprimaldino David willis on x

  It's only a matter of time before someone makes a twitter competitor app who's only improvement is an edit button, and then everyone will leave twitter https://twitter.com/...