TikTok users divided over new comment dislike button test Unsplash: Olivier Bergeron \/ TikTok: mamma_mia_0TikTok has revealed that it is testing a new dislike button to help users \u201cidentify comments they believe to be irrelevant or inappropriate,\u201d but not everyone is a fan of the idea. ByteDance-owned app TikTok is constantly evolving, and new features are being added on a regular basis that aim to improve the overall user experience, as well as help people make a wide range of content using a host of different tools. However, if you\u2019ve spent any amount of time on the app you\u2019ll know that while there is plenty of great content and largely positive communities on TikTok, it can also be a hugely toxic place \u2014 this is especially true for comment sections. In a blog post on April 13, TikTok revealed that in an attempt to foster authentic engagement in comments, they are testing a feature which will, \u201clet individuals identify comments they believe to be irrelevant or inappropriate.\u201d They added that: \u201cTo avoid creating ill-feeling between community members or demoralize creators, only the person who registered a dislike on a comment will be able to see that they have done so.\u201d Some people have reported that they\u2019ve already been given access to the feature, which appears in the form of a thumbs-down symbol, however, the community is split on whether it is a good thing. \u201cI\u2019m sorry you can DISLIKE comments now?\u201d one user wrote in the caption of their video from March. \u201cTikTok has the most negative and aggressive users, and y\u2019all thought it was a good idea to give them a dislike button?\u201d Click here if TikTok doesn\u2019t load However, one commenter disagreed, stating that \u201cit helps way more than it hurts \u2013 unnecessarily mean, trolling, hateful, and misinformed comments can be disliked and push further down the feed.\u201d Others even proposed that there\u2019s \u201cno need\u201d for the feature, given that the number of dislikes is hidden, although that doesn\u2019t seem to be the feature\u2019s primary purpose. Read More: How to find contacts on TikTok – Only time will tell whether the feature is a success, as it is rolled out to more users across the globe. In February, some TikTok users weren\u2019t happy when the app revealed it was bringing back their \u2018profile views\u2019 feature that allows you to see who\u2019s looking at your profile, but this time around it\u2019s on an opt-in basis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TikTok users divided over new comment dislike button test Unsplash: Olivier Bergeron \/ TikTok: mamma_mia_0TikTok has revealed that it is testing a new dislike button to help users \u201cidentify comments they believe to be irrelevant or inappropriate,\u201d but not everyone is a fan of the idea. ByteDance-owned app TikTok is constantly evolving, and new features […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60510\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}