Facebook is testing a 'Dislike' button, the result of a huge demand for the thumbs down, as the previous emoticons clearly didn't satisfy everyone. Facebook is testing the "dislike" reaction within the Messenger app.
It's a year and a half ago Facebook announced emotional symbols as a new way of expressing opinions/emotions, thus at least partially satisfying those who wanted a button dislikes or I do not like. But apparently this was not enough or only distracted users for a short time. Facebook – although it is Mark Zuckerberg repeatedly nailed that button dislikes because of the possibility of abuse, it won't be - it is yielded under pressure and the 'dislike' button is already being tested.
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That doesn't mean Facebook will get the thumbs down, though. It is currently being tested within the app Messenger. They are mainly testing the usability in the case of voting, and with this move they are trying to find a new way to do Messenger even more interesting and useful. It's just a test. The emotional symbols were otherwise well received. To date, there have been over 300 million such reactions, and the most popular of them is "love”.
