Speaking to Tech Radar UK, Taylor — who left Facebook in 2012 to cofound the mobile productivity suite Quip — explained that a Dislike button would draw too much unwanted negativity to Facebook.

Facebook is not testing a “dislike” button. Instead, it’s testing a button that lets people express their dislike for comments. That’s the official line from Facebook after the company was ...

— P4mui (@P4mui) July 11, 2024 The 'Dislike' button was also visible in a video posted by X employee Jonah Katz , but Katz deleted the video and reposted a version without the 'Dislike' button.