What Happened to YouTube Dislikes? How to See Dislikes on YouTube
Zachary Amos
If you’ve spent time on YouTube in recent years, you’ve probably noticed a shift in how we interact with content. Where there used to be a number representing a YouTube video’s dislike count, there is now a gap. Yes, you can still click the downvote button if you’re unhappy with a piece of content you’ve just watched, but the actual count of dislikes has vanished.
In the name of “protecting creators”, YouTube decided that removing public dislikes from public view was the right course of action..