Back in July last year, Twitter started testing the ability for users to downvote a reply. This downvote option is now reaching more users globally. It comes into effect following a “positive response” Twitter received for the initial test, suggesting a stable rollout to every user might be in the pipeline.
In a recent tweet, Twitter has revealed that the option (in the form of a downward arrow) to “downvote” a reply on Twitter will be available as a test to more people on the platform’s web version, along with both Android and iOS apps really soon. Previously, it was available to a limited set of iOS users only.
We learned a lot about the types of replies you don’t find relevant and we’re expanding this test –– more of you on web and soon iOS and Android will have the option to use reply downvoting.Downvotes aren’t public, but they’ll help inform us of the content people want to see. https://t.co/g8LcTpQqDv pic.twitter.com/wm5MmdR4Xh— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) February 3, 2022
For those who don’t know, during the feature’s initial test, Twitter showed different versions of the dislike button to users. While some saw a downward arrow, others saw both the downward and upwards arrows. It appears like the former option is reaching more users and this could turn into the final product.
