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Re:Return YouTube dislike count by Crosseye_Jack on Monday November 15, 2021 @09:46AM (#29227988)
The public dislike count will be removed from the API next month unless the api call is authed with an account associated with the channel.
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Re:Return YouTube dislike count by bpodgursky on Monday November 15, 2021 @10:03AM (#29228194)
God. Even if you buy the "social experience" argument (which I don't really), removing it from the API for non-owners is just malicious.
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Re:Return YouTube dislike count by Crosseye_Jack on Monday November 15, 2021 @10:38AM (#29228617)
Well the reason they state in the email is "To make the dislike count private across the platform, we also will be removing public access to the dislike count data via our API."

But if you have a system that doesn't display the dislike count publicly you can apply for a exemption.

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Re:Return YouTube dislike count by endisneigh on Monday November 15, 2021 @10:05AM (#29228233)
Why?
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