ICYMI: The End of the Dislike Button

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🗓️ 27 November 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

YouTube recently announced that it’s doing away with publicly displaying the dislike count on videos. The buttons will still be there, but the numbers will be made private for creators. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison discuss why YouTube has decided to make this change, how dislikes are a tool for harassment, and why our brains have all been broken by the like economy. Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Derek John. Support ICYMI and listen to the show with zero ads. Sign up to become a Slate Plus member for just $1 for your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Dear Sly Price Riser, we praise you.
0:03.4	Your commitment to raising the bar is something to look up to.
0:06.4	When the world said,
0:07.4	this mobile contract's price is high enough.
0:10.0	You said,
0:11.0	no, go higher.
0:12.8	Yeah, cheers to the bad mobile contracts out there
0:15.9	for showing us how to make a good one.
0:18.1	One that would rather raise your data, not your prices.
0:21.2	Go to gifgaff.com and switch now.
0:23.3	Gifgaff, we're up to good.
0:25.3	18-month commitment assay payment method require
0:27.3	a term supply.
0:28.0	See gifgaff.com for with slash terms.
0:32.8	I've always thought seeing the number of dislikes on a video
0:35.4	helps us know as viewers,
0:37.6	if it's a good video or not,
0:39.1	if it's a helpful tutorial or not.
0:43.3	Hi, Rachel Hampton,
0:44.8	and I'm Madison Malone-Turture.
0:46.2	You're listening to ICYMI.
0:48.0	In case you missed it,
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