Facebook users demand a "dislike" button to show disapproval to posts. Facebook might give in to these demands due to its decreasing reputation for the past months.
Facebook "Dislike" button has been discussed at a Q&A session with Mark Zuckerberg, who is thinking of adding the feature after great demand from users, according to BBC News.
The Facebook founder and CEO mentioned the possibility of adding the thumbs-down button to dislike posts in the social networking site. The feature wasn't added before since the company wanted to prevent users in disgracing others. However, due to requests and high demand, the feature might be added on the site.
"A lot of times people share things on Facebook that are sad moments in their lives," Zuckerberg gave an example, showing the possible usage of the "dislike" button. "Often people tell us that they don't feel comfortable pressing 'like' because 'like' isn't the appropriate sentiment."
"Some people have asked for a dislike button because they want to say, 'That thing isn't good.' That's not something that we think is good for the world."
The company also aimed to give users more ways in expressing themselves.
"One of things we've thought about for quite a while is what's the right way to make it so that people can easily express a broader range of emotions," Zuckerberg said.
Other websites have long offered the ability to dislike posts. For instance, Youtube has implemented a thumbs-down button on each video uploaded, allowing users to show their disapproval to the clip. This feature, however, could lead to bullying and uninvited criticism, according to RT.com.
Facebook's reputation is also starting to dwindle due to the drastic changes the website has implemented recently. The social networking site only scored 67 out of 100 customer satisfaction among its active users, according to American Customer Satisfaction Index. It is one of the lowest scorers along with LinkedIn. Pinterest, on the other hand, tops the list with a score of 76 points. Wikipedia placed second on the list with 74 points.
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