Twitter Rolls Out Global ‘Downvote’ Button Test

Twitter Rolls Out Global, 'Downvote' Button Test.

Engadget reports Twitter will be expanding its "downvote" button trial rollout.

After receiving positive feedback from users during its initial "downvote" button experiments in July 2021, the company has announced another trial run for select users.

We learned a lot about the types of replies you don't find relevant and we're expanding this test - , Twitter, via statement.

... more of you on web and soon iOS and Android will have the option to use reply downvoting.

, Twitter, via statement.

Twitter officials say the number of downvotes a reply generates will be invisible to the public.

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Twitter officials say the number of downvotes a reply generates will be invisible to the public.

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According to Engadget, a majority of Twitter users "clicked the down arrow... because the reply was perceived as offensive, or because they perceived it as not relevant, or both.".

The social media giant says in the trial, many users utilized downvoting as a way to flag content they no longer wanted to view.

Downvotes aren't anything new.

Reddit has been using a downvote button since its inception in 2005.

Facebook also initiated a trial run of a downvote button in 2018, though it did not become a standard feature.

People who have tested downvoting agree it improves the quality of conversations on Twitter.

, Twitter, via statement.

We're excited to see how others think of it as it becomes available to more of you.

, Twitter, via statement