In case you were not aware, Youtube was caught changing the original likes to dislikes ratio during Biden’s inauguration. After the screenshots of the actual count circulated on social media, people started to take notice. But Youtube also took notice and have decided to change the display on the dislike icon.
👍👎 In response to creator feedback around well-being and targeted dislike campaigns, we’re testing a few new designs that don’t show the public dislike count. If you’re part of this small experiment, you might spot one of these designs in the coming weeks (example below!). pic.twitter.com/aemrIcnrbx
— YouTube (@YouTube) March 30, 2021
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Creators, you’ll still be able to see the exact number of likes and dislikes in YouTube Studio. For viewers, if you’re in the experiment, you can still like or dislike a video to share feedback with creators and help tune the recommendations you see on YouTube.
— YouTube (@YouTube) March 30, 2021
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Now you can say this is just my opinion. However, it has been evident that social media networks across the board have been made sure to censor conservative news, as well as right-leaning content creators.
YouTube covering changing its dislike display helps cover-up the disdain that many Americans have Biden. It would be hard to believe that Biden, who can’t draw a decent crowd and has an average of anywhere between 60 to 70 percent more dislikes than likes on every video, is somehow holding steady with a 60% approval rating. But again, this is just my opinion.
