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YouTube hides dislike counts on video to reduce attacks

Google-owned video platform YouTube.

Google-owned video platform YouTube has given the dislike button a thumbs down in an attempt to combat harassment and attacks.

In an official blog post, YouTube said hiding the dislike numbers could prevent specific videos from being attacked, especially smaller or newer channels where dislikes occur at a higher rate.

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