Twitter tests internal ‘dislike’ button for select iOS users
Twitter is testing a new feature where users will be able to upvote and downvote replies on tweets, saying this is still not a 'dislike' button.
“Some of you on iOS may see different options to up or down vote on replies. We're testing this to understand the types of replies you find relevant in a convo," Twitter said on Thursday.
"...so we can work on ways to show more of them." The testing is currently being done on a select group of iOS users.
Twitter said users downvotes aren’t public, while their upvotes will be shown as likes.
"Your downvotes are visible to you only. Votes won’t change the order of replies,” the micro-blogging website said.
The thumb down icon is a downvote that lets you know that you think the reply isn’t relevant to the conversation.
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