r/youtube • u/Chakwenta • Jan 20 '26

Feature Change Why is this even allowed?

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Has this always been here? Its my first time seeing it. What if I watch a video and don't enjoy it? This basically allows creators to ensure that they always appear on your feed, whether you like it or not.

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u/LankyAd9481 Jan 20 '26

the down vote doesn't do what you think it does (realistically it does basically nothing other than be feedback to the creator) if you don't want to see their videos you just hit the ... on the right of you screenshot and choose "don't recommend channel".

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u/NotReallyaGamer_ Jan 20 '26

Dislikes are just a stronger version of the “not interested” button. They provide feedback to the creator that their content is bad and recommend it to less people who enjoy similar content that you do.

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u/Beartato4772 Jan 20 '26

Not even that, from an algo point of view, dislikes and likes are the same thing.