TikTok may soon allow users to dislike comments.

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(Pocket-lint) – TikTok is working to improve user experience by testing a ‘dislike’ button for comments. In a recent blog post, the company announced that it was testing a new feature that will allow users to mute a comment they don’t like.

TikTok said it was exploring “new ways to help our community better control comments”. This initiative is part of its actions to actively remove abusive and hateful content that violates its Community Guidelines.

She has “…begun testing a way for individuals to identify comments they feel are irrelevant or inappropriate. This feedback from the community will add to the set of factors we are already using to keep the comments section relevant and a place for genuine engagement.To avoid creating unease among community members or demoralizing creators, only the person who registered a dislike on a comment will be able to see that she did.”

Currently, this feature appears to be in the early stages of testing, with some users seeing a thumbs down icon next to comments.

TikTok now lets you like AND dislike comments

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Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) March 5, 2020

The “dislike” button doesn’t seem to have an account, so “dislikes” are private and only those who disliked the comment will see that they did. This metric seems similar to removing YouTube’s dislike counter a while back.

It’s likely that the data will be used internally to categorize comments and evaluate them against community guidelines, but it could also allow creators to see which ones are visible.

Written by Adrian Willings.