Facebook is finally working on a "dislike" button.
"People have asked about the 'dislike' button for many years, and probably hundreds of people have asked about this," said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (via CNBC), "and today is a special day because today is the day that I actually get to say we are working on it, and are very close to shipping a test of it."
He added that the goal is to let users express empathy: "Not every moment is a good moment."
"We need to figure out the right way to do it so it ends up being a force for good, not a force for bad," he continued. "Everyone feels like they can just push the Like button, and that's an important way to sympathize or empathize with someone. But there are times when you may want the simplicity of a one-click response but a "like" doesn't feel appropriate."
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"People have asked about the 'dislike' button for many years, and probably hundreds of people have asked about this," said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (via CNBC), "and today is a special day because today is the day that I actually get to say we are working on it, and are very close to shipping a test of it."
He added that the goal is to let users express empathy: "Not every moment is a good moment."
"We need to figure out the right way to do it so it ends up being a force for good, not a force for bad," he continued. "Everyone feels like they can just push the Like button, and that's an important way to sympathize or empathize with someone. But there are times when you may want the simplicity of a one-click response but a "like" doesn't feel appropriate."
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