YouTube Denies Dislike-Hiding Test for Users as Creator UI Shifts in Coming Weeks
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Updated · The Verge · Oct 21
YouTube Denies Dislike-Hiding Test for Users as Creator UI Shifts in Coming Weeks
3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Oct 21
Summary
YouTube said it is not testing a hidden dislike button for regular viewers, rebutting screenshots and reports that suggested the control had been moved into a three-dot menu.
Creators, however, will see dislike moved behind that menu on their own uploaded videos under a new interface rolling out in the coming weeks, while full dislike counts remain available in YouTube Studio.
Kimberly Taylor, a YouTube spokesperson, said the creator-only change had been mistaken for a broader user test after at least 2 users posted screenshots on X.
The update extends YouTube’s longer shift on dislikes after it hid public dislike counts in 2021 to curb harassment and removed the dislike button from Shorts earlier in 2026.