YouTube says it isn’t testing hiding the dislike button

On Tuesday, I published a story about how YouTube appeared to be testing hiding the dislike button on videos, with at least two users on X sharing screenshots of the dislike button moved into the three-dot menu. But a YouTube spokesperson, in a Wednesday statement to The Verge, confirmed that YouTube is “not testing hiding the dislike button on YouTube for users.”

However, YouTube is introducing a new UI for creators on their uploaded videos where the dislike button will be moved.

Here’s the full statement, from spokesperson Kimberly Taylor:

We are not testing hiding the dislike button on YouTube for users. We’re introducing a new UI for …

Read the full story at The Verge.