The Facebook 'dislike button' is here - and it's actually emoji reactions
Facebook is testing a new feature, called "Reactions," which will let you respond to any post with your choice of six emojis, as opposed to just a "like."
These emojis will sit next to the traditional thumbs-up icon, and represent love, haha, yay, wow, sad, and angry, according to TechCrunch.
Remember the Facebook "Dislike" button the media got wrong? It turned out to be 6 emojis: http://t.co/M85ylWy0uU pic.twitter.com/xnN7zEUcPc
Last month, Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook was working on a dislike button. "I think people have asked about the dislike button for many years. Today is a special day because today is the day I can say we're working on it and shipping it," he said. Now we know what that feature actually looks like.
The feature makes sense. When you're confronted with a Facebook post about a horrible comment someone made, how do you respond? If you "like" the post, are you liking the statement, or the commentary on it, or just that it was brought to your attention? It gets complicated, and users have long clamored for the ability to respond with more nuance.
Emoji reactions give us some of that functionality, and are have been employed by companies from BuzzFeed to office communication powerhouse Slack.
Though in fairness, emoji reactions aren't a perfect solution. If someone shares the news of a loved one passing away, responding with the "sad" emoji seems almost as inappropriate as "liking" it.
Facebook is testing the feature in two markets, Spain and Ireland, Facebook's director of product told TechCrunch. And reactions will be available on both mobile and desktop, for all posts.
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