YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim expressed his feelings about deleting dislikes, saying it is not a good idea for creators.
Karim shared his thoughts on YouTube itself, but not in the way you might expect.
Instead of uploading a new video, he updated the description of his earliest video-this is the first video posted on YouTube in history.
Earlier this week, YouTube announced its decision Delete dislike count comprehensive.
The dislike button will remain, but the total number of people who clicked on it will not be displayed publicly.
Matt Koval, YouTube’s creator liaison, announced the change, while claiming that it’s a positive move for creators.
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Karim believes that Kowal’s body language tells another story.
YouTube co-founder: “If everything is not bad, it is great”
Koval started his thinking by inferring that even YouTube’s creator liaison thought this change was a bad idea.
“Looking at Matt Kowal’s announcement about cancelling dislikes, I think something is wrong.
The tone of speech does not match the eyes. This video reminds me of an interview with General Jeremiah Denton in 1966. I have never seen anyone announce something that should be great with such enthusiasm and reluctance.
A person with the title of “YouTube Creator Liaison” said that removing dislikes is a good thing for creators, and it can’t be without conflict. We know this because no YouTube creator thinks it’s a good idea to delete dislikes—either for YouTube or the creator. “
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Not only do YouTube creators dislike this idea, but ordinary users also widely agree with it.
At the time of writing, YouTube announcing this change has 13 times more dislikes than likes.
Karim continued to question why the change was made, implying that YouTube had hidden the real reason behind it.
“Why did YouTube make such a generally unpopular change? There is a reason, but it is not a good reason, and it is not a reason that will be publicly disclosed. Instead, various studies will be referenced. Obviously it is in line with the common sense of every YouTuber Contradictory research.”
I will not comment on speculations surrounding YouTube’s motives, as these have not been confirmed.
If you’re curious, searching for “YouTube delete dislikes” will find many videos on the subject from well-known YouTube users.
One thing that is undeniable is that almost no one wants this change to happen.
As Karim continued, dislike counting can easily identify bad content from good content.
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“The ability to identify objectionable content easily and quickly is a basic feature of user-generated content platforms.
Why? Because not all user-generated content is good. impossible. In fact, most of them are not good. It’s ok. The idea is never all content is good.
However, the idea is that in a large amount of content, there are many great creations waiting to be exposed. To do this, those not-so-good things must be thrown aside as soon as possible. “
The dislike button will continue to affect YouTube’s recommendation algorithm, but it will not help people who log in to the video via a direct link.
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The suggested solution is to comment “dislike” the video when the total is officially deleted.
If you are not sure about the public opinion about the video, you must check the comments section.
In the long run, Karim believes that the quality of the video will gradually improve as dislikes are eliminated.
“This process is effective. It has a name: the wisdom of the masses. When the platform interferes with it, the process will be interrupted. Then, the platform always drops.
Does YouTube want to be a place where everything is mediocre? Because if nothing is bad, nothing is good. “
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Creators will be able to see their total number of dislikes my own Watch the video by checking YouTube analytics.
However, other users will not be able to understand the like-to-dislike ratio of the video.
source: YouTube
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