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[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 76 points 11 months ago (23 children)

That genuinely sucks and helps misinformation spread. It's part of the reason reddit went downhill after they did that.

[–] thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works 29 points 11 months ago (9 children)

I just went on Reddit. I could down vote.

What gives?

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago (8 children)

I think they mean you can't see the results. So you can downvote a post but if you look at a post it doesn't show you how many downvoted. It only shows you how many upvoted. It makes it impossible to tell if a subject is controversial.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

YouTube is much worse since they straight up removed dislikes (unless you get some add-on)

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

YouTube has dislikes. The thumb down is still there. But it doesn't show the results.

[–] SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You’re right, just checked out YouTube without my add-on. So weird on why they even keep it.

[–] TunaLobster@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

We can't see it, but creators and anyone they want to share data with (advertisers) can see it.

[–] Indigaming6431@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

It still affects engagement statistics/algorithmic suggestions, and video posters can still see them to help gauge what content is liked or not. It's just hidden from viewers.

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