<p>Chinese short-video app TikTok is testing a private dislike button for comments and the users can flag comments they find 'irrelevant or inappropriate' without the dislike being visible to others. "We've started testing a way to let individuals identify comments they believe to be irrelevant or inappropriate," the company said in a statement late Wednesday.</p>.<p>"This community feedback will add to the range of factors we already use to help keep the comment section consistently relevant and a place for genuine engagement," TikTok said.</p>.<p>The dislike button will appear in addition to the option to report a comment for community guideline violations.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/technology/twitter-to-test-longed-for-edit-button-1098080.html" target="_blank">Twitter to test longed-for edit button</a></strong></p>.<p>TikTok said it removed over 85 million videos between October and December 2021 for violations -- nearly 1 per cent of all videos uploaded on the platform.</p>.<p>The company said the dislike button isn't seen as a way to report comments, and that users should instead use the standard process for reporting comments for harassment, hate speech, bullying, etc.</p>.<p>Social media consultant Matt Navarra first spotted the TikTok dislike button earlier this year. Google-owned YouTube already offers a thumbs down button for comments while Reddit offers a down vote button for comments. Twitter has also been experimenting with a private downvote button.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Chinese short-video app TikTok is testing a private dislike button for comments and the users can flag comments they find 'irrelevant or inappropriate' without the dislike being visible to others. "We've started testing a way to let individuals identify comments they believe to be irrelevant or inappropriate," the company said in a statement late Wednesday.</p>.<p>"This community feedback will add to the range of factors we already use to help keep the comment section consistently relevant and a place for genuine engagement," TikTok said.</p>.<p>The dislike button will appear in addition to the option to report a comment for community guideline violations.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/technology/twitter-to-test-longed-for-edit-button-1098080.html" target="_blank">Twitter to test longed-for edit button</a></strong></p>.<p>TikTok said it removed over 85 million videos between October and December 2021 for violations -- nearly 1 per cent of all videos uploaded on the platform.</p>.<p>The company said the dislike button isn't seen as a way to report comments, and that users should instead use the standard process for reporting comments for harassment, hate speech, bullying, etc.</p>.<p>Social media consultant Matt Navarra first spotted the TikTok dislike button earlier this year. Google-owned YouTube already offers a thumbs down button for comments while Reddit offers a down vote button for comments. Twitter has also been experimenting with a private downvote button.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>