{"id":5426,"date":"2025-02-15T12:16:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T12:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/instagram-tests-dislike-button\/"},"modified":"2025-02-15T12:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T12:16:35","slug":"instagram-tests-dislike-button","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/instagram-tests-dislike-button\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram Tests &#8216;Dislike&#8217; Button"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jabs_Tv\/status\/1890160334545338370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">user observations<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/irishlevy\/status\/1890409819162452329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">feedback<\/a> regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@brock11johnson\/post\/DGC3660OpKA?xmt=AQGz1VaSJE3Zkd83UcHhx0dWbZsKnhwlSPq2HZB6tc1Ziw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the introduction of a new button<\/a> on Instagram that allows users to downvote or dislike comments, the company has confirmed that it is indeed testing a feature enabling users to indicate their dislike or irrelevance of a comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This feature is expected to be available across both Feed posts and Reels, providing a uniform experience for users.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@mosseri\/post\/DGD12NZPjwb?xmt=AQGzXa5x73Zik4YMi2C8vztmvT6s1T8Q1bxbkGH2r3qCzQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">post on Threads<\/a>, Instagram head Adam Mosseri clarified that the company will not display a dislike count, and the act of disliking a comment will remain private. However, he mentioned that dislikes may eventually influence comment ranking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mosseri stated, \u201cWe\u2019re testing a new button next to comments on Instagram, which provides a private way for users to express their disapproval of a particular comment. I want to emphasize that this is a test, and there will be no visible dislike count or indication of who has disliked a comment. Our goal is to potentially integrate this signal into comment ranking, moving disliked comments to a lower position, in an effort to create a more friendly and welcoming environment on Instagram.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alex193a\/status\/1880577751566205145\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">reported on Instagram testing this feature<\/a>, and now the company has officially acknowledged its existence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Meta, the purpose of this test is to enhance the overall quality of the comment section.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A company spokesperson stated, \u201cWe\u2019re exploring ways to give people more control over their Instagram experience and the content they see on the app. We\u2019re testing a new button next to each comment on Reels and Feed posts, allowing users to privately signal their disapproval of a comment or indicate its irrelevance. Initially, we\u2019re testing this feature with a small group of users, and we may later experiment with moving these comments to a lower position in the comments section to create a better user experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reddit has had a downvoting mechanism in place for years, utilizing it to sort comments based on upvotes and downvotes. While Meta is moving in a similar direction, it remains to be seen whether they will assign the same weight to these votes as Reddit does.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/02\/14\/instagram-tests-a-dislike-button-for-comments\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following user observations and feedback regarding the introduction of a new button on Instagram that allows users to downvote or dislike comments, the company has confirmed that it is indeed&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":5427,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[1633,1657,1658,345],"class_list":["post-5426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-adam-mosseri","tag-dislike","tag-downvote","tag-instagram"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/instagram-GettyImages-2150186181.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5426\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}