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title: "Why did YouTube remove the dislike button?"  
description: "A brief explanation of why YouTube's dislike button was removed."  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-12  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2864/why-did-youtube-remove-the-dislike-button  
category: "trending"  
tags: ["YouTube", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did YouTube remove the dislike button?

![Why did YouTube remove the dislike button](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2af5ad8d-a915-4589-b8cd-700c07ceca2f/images/3d9a885c-0359-4b22-a196-a44a24fc3e89.jpeg) ![Why did YouTube remove the dislike button](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2af5ad8d-a915-4589-b8cd-700c07ceca2f/images/647e0ec4-987c-41b4-8696-c8739a022b7c.jpeg) YouTube deleted the public dislike count in November 2021, although the dislike button is still available for users to utilise. ![Why did YouTube remove the dislike button](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2af5ad8d-a915-4589-b8cd-700c07ceca2f/images/f01342c3-f89d-4fb6-a7f3-6c802a8c2836.jpeg) They have made to protect creators from harassment and "dislike attacks," in which people work together to boost the number of dislikes on a video. ![Why did YouTube remove the dislike button](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2af5ad8d-a915-4589-b8cd-700c07ceca2f/images/83833600-7b26-46da-9d28-44a8dd7d4195.jpeg) YouTube argue that people may dislike a video for reasons other than the content, such as the creator's personal beliefs or political affiliations. ![Why did YouTube remove the dislike button](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2af5ad8d-a915-4589-b8cd-700c07ceca2f/images/412f1f69-912d-4a40-9801-f481a3b471ac.jpeg) They also argued that dislike counts may not accurately represent video quality due to political disagreements or dislikes creator's personality. ![Why did YouTube remove the dislike button](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2af5ad8d-a915-4589-b8cd-700c07ceca2f/images/e227e4b3-6aad-496b-8984-664ea4b19d0b.jpeg) Furthermore, the dislike button is still present, but only the creator sees the count.

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