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Re: Return YouTube dislike count

#11

Post by codetrotter »

userbinator wrote: post #5

Currently we're using youtube API to get dislikes count ...so they just hid it from the user, and the actual number is still there if you know where to look? That's surprising.

They have bajillion different clients. Web, iOS, Android, PS4, various TVs, and more, all of which are being used by people on all sorts of devices in all sorts of different versions.

Probably they will either begin at some point to return the value “0” for dislike count for others than the uploader at some point or if not they will probably freeze the value at its current. Maybe it’s already frozen. Did anyone try to see if the number is changing as seen publicly by one account when new dislikes are added by other accounts?

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#12

Post by zginn »

userbinator wrote: post #5

Currently we're using youtube API to get dislikes count ...so they just hid it from the user, and the actual number is still there if you know where to look? That's surprising.

The owner of the channel can still see the dislike numbers, just the general public can't.

Not sure what they'll do on Dec. 13th[1] when the YouTube API no longer allows developers to access this information.

[1] https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/134791097/update-t...

Re: Return YouTube dislike count

#14

Post by lanevorockz »

I think the removal of the Dislike shows one of the key problems of Social Media. They want to act as old school broadcasters in the information age. The Dislike button made companies immediately aware of the success of a campaign, something that terrified the heads of marketing.

The idea is that once you remove the risk of executives to be exposed to bad publicity will go away. I don't think it will work but it shows the users are not the real clients, the users are the product.

Re: Return YouTube dislike count

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Post by 14 »

jonnycomputer wrote: post #13

Of all the things to waste your time on. I know, its just my opinion. Feel free to disagree.

I am interested to know what your day to day experience is and what quantifies wasting ones time? What if that is the persons hobby and passion was it really time wasted or was it rewarding to the author?

Re: Return YouTube dislike count

#16

Post by lanevorockz »

k8sToGo wrote: post #7
havkd wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, the way it’s always done.

Is it? Is there a good community alternative to Whatsapp and Facebook that is also used by people other than terrorists and right wing activists (joke)? Last time I tried to switch to an alternative, I ended up with my messaging spread out to many apps. So I ended up going back to the common denominator: Whatsapp

I don't want to be pedantic here but Facebook was the replacement for Google's Orkut. Orkut started messing up and they lost their leadership position almost overnight.

Re: Return YouTube dislike count

#17

Post by jonnycomputer »

14 wrote: post #15
jonnycomputer wrote: post #13

Of all the things to waste your time on. I know, its just my opinion. Feel free to disagree.

I am interested to know what your day to day experience is and what quantifies wasting ones time? What if that is the persons hobby and passion was it really time wasted or was it rewarding to the author?

Their hobby and passion is to restore Youtube's dislike button?

Re: Return YouTube dislike count

#19

Post by shadowgovt »

Panel three of the comic at the top of the page is either an opinion or an untrue assertion, and the entire situation pretty much hinges on it.

No; because of brigading and pile-on effects, downvotes weren't a quality signal for quality. That was the whole problem.

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Post by capdeck »

lanevorockz wrote: post #14

I think the removal of the Dislike shows one of the key problems of Social Media. They want to act as old school broadcasters in the information age. The Dislike button made companies immediately aware of the success of a campaign, something that terrified the heads of marketing. The idea is that once you remove the risk of executives to be exposed to bad publicity will go away. I don't think it will work but it show…

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