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Re:Facebook rolls out trial of 'dislike' button for downvoti... by sidkhanooja on Thursday May 03, 2018 @03:38AM (#16984063)
Disheartening to see that Facebook is unabashedly aping the cornerstones of various sites (reddit) and apps (Snap).

That said, a downvote, or a "dislike" button, is almost always a double-edged sword - although it can be used to tune out hateful comments, it can also turn potentially meaningful comment sections into echo chambers extremely fast.

I do not see this turning out well.

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Re:Facebook rolls out trial of 'dislike' button for downvoti... by loceng on Thursday May 03, 2018 @11:36AM (#16986923)
I always thought the only way downvotes buttons should be implemented is that they're non-functional, in that they do nothing other than let a user take an action; you could perhaps then influence what that specific user sees in the future, to help get an idea of their tastes, or instead not actually affecting where a comment or post shows up in an order.
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