Facebook’s ‘Dislike Button’ Looks Like it’ll Actually Be a Set of Recation Emojis
By Carlton Wilcoxson • October 14, 2015
Mark Zuckerberg sparked a lot of debate and consternation when he recently hinted that a Facebook “dislike button” might finally be on the way, but the likely reality seems much less controversial.
Facebook is currently testing “Reactions,” a collection of emoji-like icons that users can choose instead of the traditional “Like” button. It’s a potential solution that falls in line withthe predictions of many industry experts, who doubted that Facebook would adopt an upvote-downvote approach similar to Reddit
A primary motivation for the move is the practical problem that many users face when they see bad news being shared by a friend or brand. Should you “Like” news of a friend’s father passing away or of Syria’s migrant children sleeping in squalid conditions? The new options would expand users’ ability to react with more nuanced emotion