25 hours ago · Global
YouTube says it isn’t testing hiding the dislike button
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. The Verge is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Global. The first report grouped here was at 21 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “YouTube says it isn’t testing hiding the dislike button”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
On Tuesday, I published a story about how YouTube appeared to be testing hiding the dislike button on videos, with at least two users on X sharing screenshots of the dislike button moved into the three-dot menu. But a YouTube spokesperson, in a Wednesday statement to The Verge, confirmed that…
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