Facebook has apparently gotten around to testing the
dislike button. However, the company is testing it in a most unlikely place —
the messages. Apparently, the company is testing a new feature wherein certain
users are able to find themselves able to respond to messages in chat via
emoticons and the dislike button.
As per TechCrunch,
hovering over messages in a chat thread brings the emoji button which can then
be tapped to express your feeling about the particular message. You can use the
full range including feelings like — like, Dislike, heart-eyes, lol, wow, sad,
or angry emojis to express your feelings about a particular statement. This
isn’t new in itself considering that we have had this facility for Facebook
posts since the past yearl. However it is the first time that the company is
testing it in chat as well.
Meanwhile, the other participants of the chat will
see the reaction as well and the total list of reactions will also be attached
to the message.
Interestingly, the company saw fit to throw the
dislike button into the mix. You probably remember how the dislike button is
one of the most asked for features on Facebook. Well, the company did not allow
them on its news feed, but it is not have averse to testing them out on chats.
Should you come across something you don’t like, just let them know!
The feature is available to a very limited number of
users as of now. However, depending upon the user response, the company may
chose to introduce it to other platforms and regions as well. The feature could
serve to be useful and add yet another dimension to chats with each message
having the potential to turn into a full fledged thread. The new feature
appears to be very limited at present and there is no word about when it
will see a more global launch.
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