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YouTube Like & Dislike Button Update 2026 | Big Update for Creators

0h 02m video Published Jun 10, 2026 Transcribed Aug 5, 2026 T Technical Yogi
Beginner 2 min read For: YouTube creators and viewers interested in platform updates.
AI Trust Score 45/100
🚫 Clickbait / Waste of Time

"Title promises a 'very big update' but delivers only speculation about an experiment with no confirmed details."

AI Summary

The video discusses a potential YouTube update that could change the interaction buttons on Shorts, replacing the like and dislike buttons with a heart icon, similar to Instagram. The creator explains the current state of likes and dislikes on YouTube and speculates on the implications of this experiment for creators and viewers.

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Experiment on Dislike Button

YouTube has started experimenting with the dislike button, and it may be rolled out globally at any time.

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History of Likes and Dislikes

Previously, both likes and dislikes were visible to the audience on long videos. Later, dislikes were hidden from the public, but creators could still see them in YouTube Studio.

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Current State in Shorts

In Shorts, the like button is visible to the public, but dislikes are not. Creators can see both in their studio.

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New Update: Heart Icon

YouTube is experimenting with removing the like button in Shorts and replacing it with a heart icon, similar to Instagram. The dislike button may be removed completely.

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Implications for Creators

If rolled out, creators will only have a like option (heart) and no dislike option, changing how feedback is gathered.

The video highlights a potential shift in YouTube's interaction design, moving towards a more positive-only feedback system in Shorts, which could significantly impact how creators gauge audience reception.

Study Flashcards (3)

What is YouTube experimenting with in Shorts?

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Replacing the like button with a heart icon and possibly removing the dislike button.

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Before the update, who could see the number of dislikes on a video?

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Creators could see dislikes in YouTube Studio, but the public could not.

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What change was made to dislikes on long videos in the past?

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Dislikes were hidden from the public, but creators could still see them.

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💡 Key Takeaways

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Heart Icon Replacing Like Button

This is the core of the video, indicating a major UI change inspired by Instagram and TikTok.

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Creator Visibility of Dislikes

Explains the current system where creators can see dislikes, which is crucial context for the update.

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[00:02] and has also started experimenting. Look brother, many people wanted to know about this update, the dislike button. Come on brother, let me tell you this update because the experiment has started. It can be rolled out globally at any time.

[00:17] If you like the update, please like it. Subscribe to the channel because your brother brings such updates to you first. Look, if we talk about before today, when I started YouTube, earlier long videos used to play on YouTube, there were

[00:30] no short videos, so long videos had both likes and dislikes, they still have them. But the likes were visible to the audience as to how many likes were given and the dislikes were also visible as to how many were given. After that it happened that there is a dislike button. The

[00:45] audience may dislike it. The public cannot see how many dislikes there are. Only likes are visible. This also had the benefit that the likes of the creators increased. But the creator can see in his studio how many dislikes

[01:00] and likes he has received. Now comes the matter of shots, brother. If you look inside the shots, the first thing you'll see is the Like button at the top. Then there is a dislike button. There are beans in that too. What you like is visible to the public. How many likes have you got? If you dislike, it is

[01:15] not visible to the public. But the creator understands how many dislikes there have been. Now the new update that is going to come here, brother, is going to change its entire UI. doing an experiment. I don't know whether he is getting inspired globally from TikTok or

[01:31] Instagram. But YouTube is saying that brother, I am going to do an experiment in Shorts and we will remove the Like button. There will also be no like button. Hurt will replace him. Like in Instagram etc., it

[01:45] hurts, that is, if someone likes it, it will hurt. And the dislike button can be removed completely. This means that now the audience will not have the option to dislike. There will only be an option to like which will be in the form of a heart.

[02:00] Some such experiments have started. Now it may be very soon that it will be rolled out globally. Brother, it was amazing. This means that the audience now had the option to dislike it first. The creator could have seen how many dislikes there were. Now he will only be able to like and that too

[02:14] What is your opinion about the rest? Let me know by writing in the comment section. And the experiment has begun. share your experience in the comments. See you in the next video with a new topic. Till then, See you in the next video with a new topic. Till then, Jai Hind.

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