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Social media and other content platforms are moving vessels with no set direction. They and their content are always shifting and forcing in new ways.

Recently, YouTube made changes to the platform, including removing the dislike counter’s visibility on videos. The video Creators can still see dislikes on their content, but individual users will not see the total.

Concerted campaigns to “cancel” content that favors or disfavors a position have become commonplace in online spaces, although this type of behavior is not a new occurrence.

I agree with the removal of publicly visible dislike counters. I feel like they are more often than not being used to censor or bully content Creators.

Remember, you can still dislike a video or comment on a video that you didn’t like. As Creators, we can curate our content in part based on the feedback you provide.

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