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I have not been on Facebook for a few years, and I really found that it is a little bit intrusive. I was quite interested to read though that rather than only have a positive side to Facebook where you can like other people’s posts, Mark Zuckerberg has announced that in future you will be able to dislike a post.
A lot of people make idiotic posts, but it will be interesting to see whether or not their so-called friends on Facebook will indicate their dislike for a statement when they make an inappropriate statement. I think probably not, but I can see the potential for people saying, “You were friends with X, so why didn’t you dislike it when they made a racist comment on their Facebook profile?”
Posted by Michael de Broglio on Tuesday 19-Jan-16
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Jolene said:
on Monday 08-Feb-16 09:12 AM
I think it will cause a lot of trouble, if you don't like it just scroll down!
Alexis said:
on Monday 01-Feb-16 08:49 AM
Quite interesting to have such a feature. Some people can be quite inappropriate and it would be nice for them to be shown that most do not appreciate it.
Tersia said:
on Monday 25-Jan-16 08:02 AM
I like this feature, not just to maybe not like what someone is saying but especially to those people who post ugly things of animal and child abuse, racist remarks and comments and who can just sometimes blow something way out of proportion!
Henrietta said:
on Friday 22-Jan-16 04:59 PM
O what a way to blow someone's ego. I also think this will cause a lot of bad friendship. I'm not one for Facebook nor do i have an account i got irritated and delete my account and never went back. Will be interesting though to see some people's reactions.
Lourien said:
on Friday 22-Jan-16 04:55 PM
I am not a facebook person at all, yes I do go on now and then, to see some photos that have been posted, I would like a few interesting things and the rest I actually do not even view. Its nice to see some of your old friends and see if they changed or if something big has happened in their life. I will not use the dislike button at all...
Mathilda said:
on Friday 22-Jan-16 03:40 PM
All I'm saying is I will be using the dislike button more than the Like Button on some peoples posts
Sinead said:
on Friday 22-Jan-16 02:43 PM
Hmmmmm I don't think a Dislike button is really necessary. If you post stupid things then cool but what if you post what you might think is a really nice photo of yourself or someone else for that matter and you get 50 dislikes and 5 likes?? How are you supposed to feel about yourself? Lol...
Nicky said:
on Friday 22-Jan-16 01:44 PM
I think some facebook users are malicious and others are sensitive so with the combination of these two there will probably be more drama on facebook.
However, I have never had a facebook account so I could be wrong in my prediction.
Jessica Apfel said:
on Friday 22-Jan-16 12:29 PM
It can seriously deflate your self esteem - people can be very malicious and dislike your posts on purpose! Cyber bullying exists and it sucks :(
Melissa P said:
on Friday 22-Jan-16 12:22 PM
I'm excited about this! Will be disliking a couple of post.
Catherine said:
on Friday 22-Jan-16 10:53 AM
Exciting times!
Facebook is very annoying because some people think it's a platform to air whatever minute thing that is happening in their lives "attention seeking people".
Michelle said:
on Friday 22-Jan-16 10:44 AM
I cant wait for this to happen, its going to be so much fun to see what people really think of others opinions and doings on social media.
Cornelie said:
on Friday 22-Jan-16 09:23 AM
Wonderfulllllllll. So many dislikes I would go back to over the years on facebook people do post a lot of rubbish.
nikita said:
on Friday 22-Jan-16 09:08 AM
This should be entertaining!
Brenda van den Bergh said:
on Friday 22-Jan-16 09:04 AM
I think that would be a fantastic extra on Facebook. There are so many posts that i read that i just wish there was a dislike button, especially when people start spilling their dirty laundry all over social media. There is a time and place for everything and i think people use Facebook very inappropriately at times and they need to know that they are being foolish.
Chanika said:
on Friday 22-Jan-16 08:39 AM
This sounds like a good idea, it will keep idiotic posts off facebook.
Tamzyn said:
on Friday 22-Jan-16 08:37 AM
Seems like an easy way to lose facebook 'friends'. It will be interesting to see how people will use the dislike button, should it be made available.
Prishani said:
on Friday 22-Jan-16 08:33 AM
If Facebook gives you the option to like a comment, status etc, then why shouldn't you have an option to dislike something. I think its a good idea. I'm surprised this hasn't happened long ago!
Sandra said:
on Friday 22-Jan-16 08:30 AM
The dislike option seems legit because some people post the most dumbest statuses for attention-seeking reasons where they think people must feel sorry about their situation. Maybe there would be less negative things to read when you check your facebook
Natasha said:
on Friday 22-Jan-16 08:27 AM
Personaly I think the dislike option is not a good idea it is only going to make people leave more snotty comments about other and it is going to get serious,some people will also get hurt because of the dislike you get rude people out there that don't care about other peoples feelings
Melissa said:
on Friday 22-Jan-16 08:25 AM
I would like the dislike button, because some people would put a bad status and it would inform them that it's not appropriate to write such statuses.
Angelique said:
on Tuesday 19-Jan-16 10:58 AM
How exciting. NOT. I really don't think they need to change anything. Adding a dislike button is not going to get anymore people to join. #TeamInstagram #TeamSnapchat
Helen said:
on Tuesday 19-Jan-16 10:57 AM
I would say Dislike statement will more interesting to see "150" likes, Facebook is anyway the network way of sharing your news or things happened in your life to family members or friends. Dislike will be a good offence.
Zanell said:
on Tuesday 19-Jan-16 10:40 AM
I don't really use Facebook that much but would be interesting to see how many people would actually use this dislike button.
Juliet said:
on Tuesday 19-Jan-16 09:36 AM
He said the purpose of the dislike is for when bad things happen. For example, people announce the death of a parent, then it isn't really appropriate to press Like, so instead you can press Dislike to show your sympathy
Brenda Du Toit said:
on Tuesday 19-Jan-16 08:42 AM
I think it will be interesting to see what people like and dislike.
latoya said:
on Tuesday 19-Jan-16 08:42 AM
Its a very good idea to have a dislike option.
Sarah said:
on Tuesday 19-Jan-16 08:41 AM
It will be interesting to see who likes and dislikes your post. I really would not care who dis like my posts on facebook.
Clare said:
on Tuesday 19-Jan-16 08:40 AM
If i post something that no one likes then so be it, its my page and i can post what i want, i don't really care about if people like it or not. However it will be funny to see who likes and dislikes peoples comments.
Daria said:
on Tuesday 19-Jan-16 08:38 AM
The dislike option makes sense to me. If we have one for a like option why cant we have one for a dislike option.
Brumilde said:
on Tuesday 19-Jan-16 08:29 AM
I agree the dislike option will be interesting to see
david said:
on Tuesday 19-Jan-16 08:23 AM
bah.
vleisboek.
Bianca said:
on Tuesday 19-Jan-16 08:22 AM
I am quite excited about the dislike option. I often see comments and posts that I don't agree with and I think the dislike option will allow people to tell people you're posting about nonsense or that was not appropriate or on a lighter note, that photo is not as cute as what you think it is lol.
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