@starman@programming.dev to > Greentext@lemmy.mlEnglish • 5 months agoAnon dislikes redditprogramming.devimagemessage-square118fedilinkarrow-up1869arrow-down126
arrow-up1843arrow-down1imageAnon dislikes redditprogramming.dev@starman@programming.dev to > Greentext@lemmy.mlEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square118fedilink
minus-squareTlaloc_Temporallinkfedilink2•5 months agoExcept youtube, because dislikes were only used to call out scams and ads. The ad people got mad and now misinformation is easier to spread.
minus-square@AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•5 months agoI wouldn’t say ‘only’. There were a lot of downvoted things that were just controversial.
minus-squareTlaloc_Temporallinkfedilink1•5 months agoYes, there were, and for the most part YT promoted those dislikes the same as likes. I think they still do. The dislikes they actually removed were the visible ones, the ones people could use to steer clear of ads and scams.
Except youtube, because dislikes were only used to call out scams and ads. The ad people got mad and now misinformation is easier to spread.
I wouldn’t say ‘only’. There were a lot of downvoted things that were just controversial.
Yes, there were, and for the most part YT promoted those dislikes the same as likes. I think they still do. The dislikes they actually removed were the visible ones, the ones people could use to steer clear of ads and scams.