xQc warns YouTube they\u2019re making a huge mistake removing \u2018dislikes\u2019 from videos YouTube \/ Twitch: xQcFelix \u2018xQc\u2019 Lengyel has warned YouTube against removing \u201cdislikes\u201d from the video platform, claiming that the downvote-button is actually one of the most important features on the world-famous Google-owned website. YouTube powerbrokers have announced they will be removing the website\u2019s controversial \u201cdislike\u201d button in a bid to stop \u201cdislike attacks\u201d and harassment. The Google-owned platform has toyed with the idea of hiding or removing the downvote button for some time now, first floating the idea in 2018 \u2014 coincidentally, the same year their infamous YouTube Rewind video went on to become the site\u2019s most-disliked video ever. The internet has been split over the recent YouTube decision, with many claiming it\u2019s important to have video dislike counts be public. Among this side of the rift is popular Twitch star xQc who claims the move is a \u201cmoronic mistake.\u201d According to the star Twitch streamer, the decision \u201cdoesn\u2019t make any sense,\u201d especially when considering how YouTube viewers actually use the dislike buttons. \u201cThis just isn\u2019t it,\u201d the French-Canadian star said after seeing YouTube\u2019s announcement during his Nov. 10 stream. \u201cIf you stand for dogsh*t values, you\u2019re an asshat, you say bullsh*t in your videos, why should you [get likes]?\u201d According to xQc, the long-standing like-dislike system has become a vital part of the YouTube ecosystem, with many viewers relying on the counts. \u201cIf your views are dumb, and you\u2019re a dumbass, the dislike counts tell people you\u2019re a dumbass. Equally, all good things get likes and everyone can see that you approve. \u201cIf you take away this system, anyone can come in, and say anything. Whenever a corporation or brand comes out with a disgusting, trash video that is full of evil things that they\u2019re promoting, they\u2019ll still have a perfect 100% like ratio. \u201cI don\u2019t want to be over the top, but it\u2019s wrong. YouTube has got this wrong. Surely they see that. Changing [a key feature] like this doesn\u2019t make sense.\u201d YouTube\u2019s standing line is they\u2019re removing dislikes to avoid \u201cdislike bombs\u201d and hate-fuelled harassment on videos, but the French-Canadian star said he isn\u2019t so convinced this will change anything. He said, \u201cNo one asked for this. It really feels like someone got their ego hurt, so there\u2019s panic.\u201d Google is set to start all the YouTube changes from Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
xQc warns YouTube they\u2019re making a huge mistake removing \u2018dislikes\u2019 from videos YouTube \/ Twitch: xQcFelix \u2018xQc\u2019 Lengyel has warned YouTube against removing \u201cdislikes\u201d from the video platform, claiming that the downvote-button is actually one of the most important features on the world-famous Google-owned website. YouTube powerbrokers have announced they will be removing the website\u2019s […]<\/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-65578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65578","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=65578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65578\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}