Post by Enter Nations on Feb 10, 2018 9:29:31 GMT
An in-test function would allow users to express a negative reaction to the comments, although it would not be exactly the desired thumb down.
Facebook is testing a feature that allows some users to register a negative reaction to comments on the social network, but it is not the "I do not like" button that many users have wanted for a long time.
Some Facebook users reported on Twitter that they saw a " downvote " button on Thursday in the comments section of the posts on the public Facebook pages. When selected, the button offers reporting options such as "offensive", "deceptive" and "off topic".
Facebook confirmed on Thursday night that it is conducting a brief test of the comment moderation feature on a small group of English-speaking Android users.
"We are not trying a Do not Like button," a Facebook spokesman said in a statement. "We are exploring a feature for people to send us feedback on comments in public publications, this only applies to a small group of people in the US."
A "Do not Like" button has been on the wish list of many users since Facebook launched its "Like" button in February 2009. The "Like" feature allows users to express their approval for messages, photos and other content published by your friends. However, it does not allow users to express negative opinions quickly.
In 2016, the social media giant gave users the option to choose between a collection of emojis called "Reactions" to respond to publications with more nuanced emotions than "I like it". The new symbols represented expressions of love, laughter, surprise, sadness and anger.
Unlike the button "Like" or "Reactions", the new button in the testing phase that could be translated as "negative feedback", is not about giving feedback to commentators but to Facebook. The intention is to give users a way to mark inappropriate or misleading comments, Facebook said.
This action will not affect the ranking of comments, and users will not even see how many people voted negatively on a comment.
Facebook said there are currently no plans to expand the function.
Facebook is testing a feature that allows some users to register a negative reaction to comments on the social network, but it is not the "I do not like" button that many users have wanted for a long time.
Some Facebook users reported on Twitter that they saw a " downvote " button on Thursday in the comments section of the posts on the public Facebook pages. When selected, the button offers reporting options such as "offensive", "deceptive" and "off topic".
Facebook confirmed on Thursday night that it is conducting a brief test of the comment moderation feature on a small group of English-speaking Android users.
"We are not trying a Do not Like button," a Facebook spokesman said in a statement. "We are exploring a feature for people to send us feedback on comments in public publications, this only applies to a small group of people in the US."
A "Do not Like" button has been on the wish list of many users since Facebook launched its "Like" button in February 2009. The "Like" feature allows users to express their approval for messages, photos and other content published by your friends. However, it does not allow users to express negative opinions quickly.
In 2016, the social media giant gave users the option to choose between a collection of emojis called "Reactions" to respond to publications with more nuanced emotions than "I like it". The new symbols represented expressions of love, laughter, surprise, sadness and anger.
Unlike the button "Like" or "Reactions", the new button in the testing phase that could be translated as "negative feedback", is not about giving feedback to commentators but to Facebook. The intention is to give users a way to mark inappropriate or misleading comments, Facebook said.
This action will not affect the ranking of comments, and users will not even see how many people voted negatively on a comment.
Facebook said there are currently no plans to expand the function.
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