YouTube Rewind 2018 is now the most disliked YouTube video of all time

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YouTube’s official look back at 2018 is now the most disliked YouTube video of all time. And all it took was one week to hit that milestone.

YouTube Rewind 2018 officially premiered on the site on December 6. We reported just two days ago that at 7.7 million dislikes, or “thumbs down” votes, this year’s Rewind had officially become the second most disliked video on YouTube. 

Since then, the video has racked up a total of 10.3 million dislikes, surpassing the previous most disliked video, Justin Bieber’s “Baby,” to become the most disliked YouTube video ever.

To put things into perspective, Justin Bieber’s “Baby” video premiered on YouTube in February 2010. It took more than 8 years for Bieber’s music video to amass 9.8 million dislikes, a click on the thumbs down icon signaling a viewer’s distaste for a video. YouTube Rewind 2018 took about 8 days to surpass that number. Read more…

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Facebook is testing out a new feature that feels very, very Reddit

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Like…or dislike? The possibility of Facebook adding downvoting — the opposite of “liking” — for posts and comments on its network has tickled the fancy of many users. It could be great for getting rid of those pesky fake news posts, but it could also be used for trolling and it could turn Facebook into something more similar to Reddit, which is not everyone’s cup of tea. 

The rumors aren’t entirely unfounded: Facebook tested the feature for a small group of users earlier this year, and now it appears to be rolling it out to more users, primarily in Australia and New Zealand. 

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