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Now You Can Dislike Instagram Reels – Here’s How It Works!
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Jun 4, 2025
Instagram tests a hidden dislike button for comments to improve ranking, but concerns about transparency and bias remain. #instagram #reels #android #ios https://www.androidinfotech.com/dislike-instagram-reels/
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hey everyone it's time to dive into one
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of Instagram's latest features that's
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causing quite a stir Instagram is
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testing a dislike button for comments on
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reals yep you heard that right while
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YouTube removed their dislike button
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back in 2021 Instagram's taking a
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different approach so is this a
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revolution or a risk let's break it down
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first off why is Instagram doing this
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unlike YouTube which ditched its dislike
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button to stop targeted hate campaigns
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Instagram's dislike button is aimed at
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improving comment ranking the idea is to
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filter out irrelevant or harmful
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comments while keeping negativity less
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visible only Instagram will see who
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dislike to comment users and commenters
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won't let's talk about how this works
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right now it's in the testing phase and
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not everyone has access if you can
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dislike a comment you won't see how many
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dislikes it gets and the comment's
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author won't be notified Instagram might
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use this data to reorder comments
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pushing the most relevant ones to the
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top unlike reddit's up vote down vote
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system Instagram's dis likes are hidden
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from public view affecting ranking
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internally so how does this compare to
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YouTube's move YouTube's removal of
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public dislike counts was criticized for
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making it hard to assess content quality
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in contrast Instagram's hidden dislike
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system aims to moderate discussions
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rather than signal disapproval but this
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raises concerns about Instagram
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controlling which comments are worthy of
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visibility potentially leading to biased
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moderation now what are the risks here
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first the lack of transparency without
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public dislike counts we can't gauge a
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comment's credibility we have to trust
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Instagram's algorithm to sort it out
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second Echo Chambers if dislikes push
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down specific viewpoints we could end up
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with a feed dominated by popular
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opinions lastly the potential for misuse
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even though Instagram says it's designed
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to reduce spam and irrelevant comments
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there's always a risk of mass down
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voting campaigns against users with
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opposing views so how might this change
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Instagram engagement on the positive
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side it could improve comment quality by
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filtering out spam and offensive content
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but it also limits community control and
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could lead to algorithm manipulation
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favoring some viewpoints while
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suppressing others as of now Instagram
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hasn't announced an official launch date
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for this feature it's still in the
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testing phase and we'll have to see if
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they tweak it based on user feedback
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Instagram's new dislike button is a
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double-edged sword it could enhance
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comment quality and reduce spam but the
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lack of transparency and potential for
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biased moderation is a concern whether
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it boosts or hurts user engagement
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remains to be seen thanks for tuning in
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if you've got thoughts on this new
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feature drop them in the comments below
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catch you in the next video