YouTube creators, on their own videos, volition have the dislike clasp moved rearward the three-dot menu, but that’s not the case for regular users.
YouTube creators, on their own videos, volition have the dislike clasp moved rearward the three-dot menu, but that’s not the case for regular users.
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Oct 21, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC
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On Tuesday, I published a story concerning how YouTube appeared to be evaluation hiding the dislike clasp on videos, alongside at smallest two users on X sharing screenshots of the dislike clasp moved into the three-dot menu. But a YouTube spokesperson, in a Wednesday declaration to The Verge, confirmed that YouTube is “not evaluation hiding the dislike clasp on YouTube for users.” However, YouTube is introducing a new UI for creators on their uploaded videos anywhere the dislike clasp volition be moved.
Here’s the complete statement, from spokesman Kimberly Taylor:
We are not evaluation hiding the dislike clasp on YouTube for users. We’re introducing a new UI for creators on their own uploaded videos, anywhere dislike is rearward the three-dot menu, and as always, they can discover their complete dislike counts in Studio, alongside another analytics.
The alter for creators follows former adjustments to the dislike clasp on the platform. YouTube hid the community dislike figure on videos starting in 2021 as a way to forestall harassment, and it removed the dislike clasp video from Shorts earlier this year.
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