YouTube might be testing hiding the dislike button – CediRates

YouTube might be testing hiding the dislike button  CediRates

YouTube appears to be testing hiding the dislike button on videos, as reported by 9to5Google. At least two users on X have recently shared screenshots of

the dislike button now being placed in the three-dots submenu, and a user on Reddit also shared an image of the dislike button being absent for…

The cited images describe two distinct presentations of the video controls. In some screenshots, the dislike option is said to have been relocated to the menu opened through the three-dot icon, rather than remaining alongside the visible video actions. That distinction suggests the reported test may concern the button’s placement and prominence, not simply whether viewers can register a dislike. Another image, shared on Reddit, was described as showing the control absent altogether.

Taken together, the reports document observations from individual users, while the supplied material does not identify the scope of the apparent test, the accounts affected, or whether the menu-based and absent-button displays were part of the same version. The evidence therefore supports only a reported, apparent test, rather than a confirmed permanent product change.