YouTube to remove all public dislike counts, aiming to defang harassment mobs

The change “will start gradually rolling out” on Wednesday, YouTube said.

Creators can also privately track the number of dislikes on their videos, alongside all their private metrics.

But the public count of dislikes will be gone soon.

The same year,Twitterexplored whether to obscure likes and retweets.

“Our work is not done, and we’ll continue to invest here,” the company said.

YouTube itself has the distinction of posting the most disliked video ever on YouTube.

Even YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki’s ownchildren called it “cringey.”