Good things come to those who wait. For almost a decade, we Facebook users have been waiting to be able to express our disagreement or disapproval with a single click. At our insistence, Mark Zuckerberg has now only announced the imminent arrival of the Dislike button, which will almost certainly bear a different name, as the founder of this social network says that he will not offer it as a weapon for criticism, but for an expression of empathy. No more weird moments when we like tragic news, then.
Facebook "Dislike" button will not offer to express criticism, but empathy, so it should not be understood as "evil twin" likes. Facebook introduces "I don't like it" with the intention of replacing it liking posts with sad content. Zuckerberg, who introduced the innovation during the Q&A event at the company's headquarters, namely he does not want it to be a "selling out" of criticism. Its use will be strictly empathic. With this move, the social network listened to many users, although the mild nature of the button will leave some nerds unsatisfied.
The novelty is about to be tested by the first lucky ones, when the rest will be distributed 1.4 billion users, is not yet known.
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The "dislike" button joins the "like" button (to be expected thumb pointing down?) introduced by Facebook in 2009 and has become not only an indispensable part of the activity on the social network, but also a measure of success or popularity, status icon, he even began to interfere in everyday conversation. How will the ”Dislike” button perform, for which there is a fear that yes people will abuse it, misinterpret it or used for wrong purposes, time will tell, and the designers are sure that most people will recognize it the possibility of expressing negative emotions, dissatisfaction, disagreement and solidarity, but not a weapon for criticism.
Zuckerberg also adds that the two buttons will not have a similar function as the two buttons have on YouTube and Reddit, which are intended for voting. He'll jump in where the likes seem inappropriate or tasteless.
