The much-requested feature will soon be available to all users.
After years of urging from users on the popular social network, Facebook will roll out its new “Dislike” button next week for text, photo and video posts. Soon, Facebookers can express their immediate dissatisfaction with a post as quickly as their enjoyment. According to social media specialist Andre Slater, this move is a game-changer.
“Any chance that a rival social website could rise and take over the market is now shot,” Slater said. “This is enough to keep users busy for at least the next year or so before they come up with something else cool.”
Slater maintains that it wasn’t that the company finally wised up in providing the feature — it was more that they were just waiting for the right time.
“It’s perfect right now,” Slater said, “In a time where so many people have negative feelings — are in direct disagreement with different social and political messages, this is just perfect.”
Rumors about the feature have been stirring for years, but most posts on the website promising the button have been fake or, even worse, have led to a virus. Facebook PR staffers have confirmed that this feature is indeed real, and coming to the site next week.
Like the new “Timeline” feature, users will have time to “opt in” to having the button as a choice on their profiles before it will ultimately be integrated regardless of preference. Some users, who presumably will be chosen at random, will also have the opportunity to test the button within the next few days.
“Just get ready,” Slater said. “You may not think it’s a big deal, but just watch and see. Giving users this kind of power is going to change the whole game. Yet another picture of your annoying cat? ‘Dislike.’ Don’t have my political opinion? ‘Dislike.’ You’ll see what I mean soon enough.”
Good. I can think of several Facebook pages that need Disliked.
Obama being the first…..
Got you first chicken f'er!
I was thinking more about some certain groups that want to shut down the local homeless shelter.
Game I play on Facebook Words With Friends does not load it reads "INTERNAL ERROR" or as is : INTERNAL ERROR . John Richard Foy Facebook member over 200 friends in Facebook THEY keep friending others too strict the reules apply then I obey them and they have warnings not to friend people you don't know personally they should reword it May 12 the game stopped working over 1 month unless I could use Show All Content twice tapped -clicked with mouse .I wrote and telephoned Corporate office and UK office and keep trying HELP page the Facebook team should troubleshoot .Dislike is like a glitch
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Can anyone else already see the immature things being done with this?
yes i think it is extremely stupid and everyone is going to abusing and dislike people's pictures
As if cyber bullying wasn't bad enough already. Soon we're going to get to the stage where people will be too scared to post on facebook because of the fear of the backlash they'll get from this ridiculous and disgusting button.
You have an option of blocking people like that or making your posts only available to the people you decide can see them.
thats true but that takes so long to make sure ur 500 friends cant see it. its such an unnecessary hassel.
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This hasn't happened and from what I have researched it's not going to be offered anytime in the near future. There is a scam out there now that invites you to get the app, but it's a virus.
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it will NEVER happen,, too many elite Corporations now Advertise on facebook,, and there is absolutely NO way, ever would anyone be allowed to "PUBLICLY DISLIKE A CORPORATION"
Yes, so frustrating knowing that. However, as soon as someone with the balls and know-how makes a FB clone with an all-encompassing dislike option, we'll go there, I hope.
Well the dislike button has been around for a while – it's just a Chrome extension – however you can still publicly dislike anyone, thing or company!
Actually… a good friend of mine has been making the vast majority of us jealous as she HAS said dislike button as of yesterday. So it's happening.
I’m going to dislike weakly world news first!
It's really irresponsible of you to write this article in the middle of a dislike button scam. Believe it or not, there are people who believe some of these articles.
Good idea but it will never happen.
Facebook DESPERATELY needs that dislike button.. Some posts are absolutely ridiculous and some pages are so uncalled for.. Buh I doubt it’s ever gonna happen though.. When a site with balls come around and brings in something like that, we moving there…
a dislike button would be abused, mark my word, physical bullying isn't the only kind out there.
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Real dislike button. Dead serious. You do not have to fill out a survey like it says.
haha facebook would never create a dislike button. Facebook is supposed to get people addicted through making them feel socially accepted or important, If there was a dislike button too many people would end up being upset and wouldnt use facebook as often. Think about it… its the only logical explanation :p
Good idea! It helps to express negative feelings in simple way
I gave your comment a dislike, how do you feel about that?
This never happens and Facebook doesnt allow Dislike button so easily as it damages their value ……………….why the heck saying soon there will be dislike i dont know really why
Errr durrr?
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It would be great if they put it… but they wont for sure…
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