# YouTube says it isn’t testing hiding the dislike button

- Source: The Verge
- Published: 2026-10-21T23:46:45+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/streaming/1016206/youtube-dislike-button-videos
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/youtube-says-it-isn-t-testing-hiding-the-dislike-button-f6afc1/

On Tuesday, I published a story about how YouTube appeared to be testing hiding the dislike button on videos, with at least two users on X sharing screenshots of the dislike button moved into the three-dot menu. But a YouTube spokesperson, in a Wednesday statement to The Verge, confirmed that YouTube is "not testing hiding […]

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