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‘We Are Not Testing a Dislike Button,’ Facebook Says to Questions About the Dislike Button It Is Testing

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Facebook is testing a new feature that would allow users to ‘downvote’ comments on the platform, although it both claims it is and isn’t happening.

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Facebook is testing a “downvote” button with certain users, effectively creating the “dislike” button long predicted by memes and articles since inception of the Like button.

The test appeared for several users on Thursday in the comment section of posts within Facebook groups and on old Facebook memories content.

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