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Facebook testing new “downvote” button that will let people hide comments

Facebook is testing a new “downvote” button

Facebook is testing a new “downvote” button that will let people hide comments and provide feedback about them.

However, the social network denied that the new feature was a “dislike” button, which many Facebook users have requested. The downvote button is being tried out by a small number of US users.

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