The notification introducing users to reply downvotes explains a few aspects of the feature: downvotes aren’t public, nor will they be shared with the tweet’s author or others on the timeline. Many were quick to criticize the fact that the downvote option is currently only for replies, while others found its position frustrating. Here’s an example of the kind of tweet Twitter sees as downvote-worthy, based on its examples sent Thursday: An original tweet asks “Does anyone have restaurant recommendations for New York City? I’m going for the first time and I’m overwhelmed.” A downvoted reply to this tweet reads “The city is overrated. The downvote button will appear as a downward-facing arrow to the right of the heart-shaped like button. If you have access to the new feature while in testing, you should see a notification from Twitter when you open the website or app.

The dislike button remains, though the company said in a blog post from November that its decision had reduced targeted dislike attacking behavior. The major difference in YouTube's approach is creators can see exact dislike counts for videos. Google-owned YouTube, another major platform with a dislike button, made the number of dislikes on videos private in 2021.

Unlike on Reddit, Twitter does not show downvotes or downvote proportions on posts, nor do they factor into the overall likes, or for Reddit, upvotes, on the post. Still, some users found the change to be reminiscent of Reddit. The downvote option was tested earlier in June 2021 with some iOS users, though this new, wider rollout doesn’t appear to show an upvote button in place of the usual like button. Twitter announced the rollout from the Twitter Support account Thursday, specifying it would be available on web and soon on Android and iOS. The downvote button is still in testing, and its limited unveiling Friday came as a surprise to many users selected to try out the feature, who tweeted about their confusion.

Twitter isn’t the first social platform to embrace a downvote button – Reddit and YouTube each sport the feature in different forms. But the addition sparked debate Friday as users weighed in on the measure. Select Twitter users found a new feature upon opening up the app Friday: a downvote button, available only to some as Twitter tests the feature on a global scale.

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