YouTube Announces It Will Hide ‘Dislike’ Counts on All Videos

YouTube Announces It Will Hide ‘Dislike’ Counts on All Videos
The Google and YouTube logos at the entrance to the Google offices in Los Angeles on Nov. 21, 2019. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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YouTube has announced that it will hide dislike counts on all its videos, claiming it wants to curb “creator harassment.”

On Nov. 10, the Google-owned company said it will make the metric private after testing it earlier in the year and seeing a decrease in the number of so-called “dislike mobs.”
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