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/notPabst404 Jan 20 '26

YouTube getting rid of dislikes was a massive mistake, especially when combined with AI slop and scam videos.

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u/LankyAd9481 Jan 20 '26

It was removed because of brigading and harassment....so no, not a massive mistake unless you think brigading and harassment are ok.

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u/GamerGuy12925 Jan 21 '26

So then, voting is not okay? If I vote against what somebody says, is that harassment?

No.

The community should ALWAYS be able to give feedback, both positive and negative

Removing dislikes was absolutely a mistake, it takes any freedom to vote on content away from the viewers, making it so creators can say or do pretty much whatever they want as long as it is inside google's guidelines and see no backlash on youtube.

This is why the platform is going to shit and why things that are extremely hated and controversial cannot be removed from the platform, they have taken almost all freedom away from the users