Facebook Tests 'Downvote' Button For Some Users: Report [Updated]

Gizmodo ---------- Facebook has begun testing a “downvote” button with some users, available only in a limited number of post types, the Daily Beast reports. The deployment of downvotes, even on a limited scale, comes after years of rumors of a “dislike” button, which the company itself has helped fuel through mixed messages. Reddit, the website best known for its use of both positive and negative signaling, has shown mixed results from studies where downvotes were hidden from other users, and a number of communities opt to turn the feature off to prevent mass-downvoting (called brigading) of controversial content. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.