// THE VERGE — MOBILE & WEB
YouTube says it isn’t testing hiding the dislike button
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YouTube creators, on their own videos, will have the dislike button moved behind the three-dot menu, but that’s not the case for regular users.
YouTube creators, on their own videos, will have the dislike button moved behind the three-dot menu, but that’s not the case for regular users.
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On Tuesday, I published a story about how YouTube appeared to be testing hiding the dislike button on videos, with at least two users on X sharing screenshots of the dislike button moved into the three-dot menu. But a YouTube spokesperson, in a Wednesday statement to The Verge, confirmed that YouTube is “not testing hiding the dislike button on YouTube for users.” However, YouTube is introducing a new UI for creators on their uploaded videos where the dislike button will be moved.
Here’s the full statement, from spokesperson Kimberly Taylor:
We are not testing hiding the dislike button on YouTube for users. We’re introducing a new UI for creators on their own uploaded videos, where dislike is behind the three-dot menu, and as always, they can find their full dislike counts in Studio, alongside other analytics.