TikTok is testing a dislike button for feedback

TikTok is testing a dislike button for feedback, ​​meant to let customers flag inappropriate content material and assist make the neighborhood a bit nicer than it’d in any other case be.

Introduced in a weblog submit on Wednesday, TikTok’s new dislike button seems as a thumbs down icon to the best of the guts icon that’s already out there subsequent to feedback. The hate function is not at present out there to all customers although, so do not be shocked if you do not have it but. TikTok plans to roll it out globally over the following few months.

“We have began testing a approach to let people determine feedback they consider to be irrelevant or inappropriate,” TikTok wrote. “This neighborhood suggestions will add to the vary of things we already use to assist preserve the remark part constantly related and a spot for real engagement.”

Customers can already point out their disdain for a TikTok by long-pressing it and selecting “not ” from the popup menu. TikTok additionally permits customers to report feedback by long-pressing on them and deciding on “Report.” 

Nonetheless, this new dislike function is the primary time customers will be capable of depart adverse suggestions for feedback that will not attain the extent of reportable offences, however nonetheless aren’t precisely useful or appreciated.

In contrast to YouTube dislikes of outdated, the variety of dislikes a remark receives will likely be hidden. Solely the one who doled out the thumbs down will be capable of see it, a measure TikTok states is designed to “keep away from creating ill-feeling between neighborhood members or demoralize creators.”

Mashable has reached out to TikTok to inquire the place this new function is at present being examined.