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    • @Blue_Morpho
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      2311 months ago

      I think they mean you can’t see the results. So you can downvote a post but if you look at a post it doesn’t show you how many downvoted. It only shows you how many upvoted. It makes it impossible to tell if a subject is controversial.

        • @[email protected]
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          1211 months ago

          YouTube is much worse since they straight up removed dislikes (unless you get some add-on)

          • @Blue_Morpho
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            711 months ago

            YouTube has dislikes. The thumb down is still there. But it doesn’t show the results.

            • @[email protected]
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              511 months ago

              You’re right, just checked out YouTube without my add-on. So weird on why they even keep it.

              • @TunaLobster
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                11 months ago

                We can’t see it, but creators and anyone they want to share data with (advertisers) can see it.

              • @Indigaming6431
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                211 months ago

                It still affects engagement statistics/algorithmic suggestions, and video posters can still see them to help gauge what content is liked or not. It’s just hidden from viewers.

      • @Icaria
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        311 months ago

        Just checked on old.reddit. Can still see comments with negative votes.

        • voxel
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          211 months ago

          but not posts. vote count is capped at 0