Last month, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made some comments at a Q&A session that were construed to mean that Facebook was looking into something akin to a “dislike” button – the polar opposite of the iconic Facebook “like”. As it turns out, Zuckerberg was actually referring to something slightly different – something is known as “reactions”. According to engadget, Facebook is already ready to start testing “reactions” and could do so in Ireland and Spain as early as this week.
How it appears to work is that when you “like” something, you can give it the standard thumbs up, or you can choose from an assortment of “reactions” which change the emotion of your “like” – options like sadness or anger are probably the most interesting given how far they are from the natural implication of a “like”. While the reactions will all show up as “likes” on each post, the poster will be able to see a breakdown of which reactions people have been using. It’s definitely an interesting concept, and perhaps a less controversial one than introducing a dedicated “dislike” button.
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Source: engadget.es via engadget
