X may be working on a new YouTube-like dislike button that will allow users to downvote posts or replies. Here’s what it might look like.
Elon Musk-owned social media platform X may be planning to add a new YouTube-like dislike button that will allow users to downvote a post or comment. The company has been toying with the idea of a dislike button since Musk took over the platform back in 2021.
Earlier this month, reverse engineer Aaron Perris, who goes by the handle @aaronp613 on X (formerly Twitter), said he came across some references in the iOS version of the app’s code that hinted at a downvote feature being developed. Now, the tipster seems to have found some additional images in the app’s code which indicates that the upcoming downvote button will appear as a broken heart, which looks similar to YouTube Short’s dislike button.
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In an image shared, Perris shows that when users click on the downvote button, a string of text that says “Do you want to downvote this post?” might ask users to confirm their downvote. Since the question has the word “post”, chances are that the functionality may be limited to posts and not replies.
However, another X user who goes by the handle @P4mui shared a video of the dislike button, which they managed to enable using a feature flag, suggesting that the feature may be limited to replies for the time being.
Recently, X announced that it is making likes private for everyone and made its live streaming feature exclusive to its Premium subscribers.
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First uploaded on: 13-07-2024 at 11:27 IST
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