Twitter is testing a downvote button on iOS

Twitter is testing a downvote button on iOS

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30 July 2021

Twitter has announced that it's testing a new feature that lets iOS users downvote a particular tweet to further express their opinion.

The new feature is currently being tested and some users may hit the upvote or downvote buttons, while others might only see a downvote button. There is a third version, in which testers will see thumbs up and down buttons instead. The number of downvotes a reply gets will not be visible to the public, and users' downvotes will be visible to them alone.

As Twitter User Researcher Cody Elam explains in a series of tweets, the experiment's purpose isn't to shame users, but to give "people the power to privately voice their opinion on the quality of replies" and to give the company a "more nuanced feedback." He added: "We’re hoping to learn more about the quality of replies that people vote on and if voting is a feature that people find valuable."

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