{"id":9048,"date":"2026-10-21T00:41:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T00:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=9048"},"modified":"2026-10-21T00:41:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T00:41:53","slug":"youtube-dislike-button-hide-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=9048","title":{"rendered":"YouTube might be testing hiding the dislike button"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">YouTube appears to be testing hiding the dislike button on videos, <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/10\/20\/youtube-hidden-dislike-button-test\/\">as reported by <em>9to5Google<\/em><\/a>. At least <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheBobPony\/status\/2112325481781494036\">two<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Samaytwt\/status\/2102041944314777842\">users<\/a> on X have recently shared screenshots of the dislike button now being placed in the three-dots submenu, and a user on Reddit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/youtube\/comments\/1x0hu8z\/they_removed_dislikes_completely\/\">also shared<\/a> an image of the dislike button being absent for them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Right now, for me, the dislike button sits right next to the like button under a video. Moving it to a submenu would make it considerably more of an effort to access, meaning that fewer people would likely use it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">It\u2019s unclear how widely this apparent test may be rolled out, and Google didn\u2019t immediately reply to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">YouTube has shown a willingness to make changes to the dislike button. In 2021, it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/11\/10\/22773299\/youtube-dislike-button-hide-public-count-numbers-small-creator-protection\">hid the public dislike count<\/a> on videos <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.youtube\/news-and-events\/update-to-youtube\/\">to help<\/a> \u201cprotect creators from harassment,\u201d though creators can still see dislike counts. Earlier this year, YouTube removed the dislike button <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/streaming\/957422\/youtube-shorts-update-tiktok\">from YouTube Shorts<\/a>, suggesting instead that users take advantage of options in the three-dots menu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/streaming\/1015099\/youtube-dislike-button-hide-menu\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube appears to be testing hiding the dislike button on videos, as reported by 9to5Google. At least two users on X have recently shared screenshots of the dislike button now being placed in the three-dots submenu, and a user on Reddit also shared an image of the dislike button being absent for them. 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