Bad news, my fellow haters: YouTube has started hiding dislike counts on videos.
While thethumbs-downbutton is staying, the tally will only be available to the person who uploaded the video.
YouTube says the move will shield creators from harassment and dislike attacks.
In tests, the changes made peopleless likely to target a videos dislike button to drive up the count.
YouTube is now gradually making the switch a permanent feature.
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But that may be to the detriment of the viewers experience.
The ratio of likes to dislikes can expose sentiments about a video.
Critics also fear the change will quash dissent and limit accountability.
But the platforms most disliked videos were published by companies.
Number one on the list is YouTube itself, with over 19 million thumbs-downs for the abominable Rewind 2018.
The companys explanation of the new update is also getting panned.
At the time of writing,the videohad attracted 24,00 dislikes and only 7,000 thumbs up.
Story byThomas Macaulay
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He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
