The years of liking begrudgingly on Facebook may finally be over.
You don’t have to waste your time commenting on a post just to express disapproval anymore- just click dislike and move on.
The world is not exactly a happy place and Facebook is bringing, for the angry ones, a perfect venting tool.
But Facebook says its all about giving its 1.5bn users, an opportunity to express a broader range of emotions.
But really, how many emotions can one pack into a single ‘dislike’ icon?
Critics however says it is a desperate growth move, which would ultimately translate into more money in the bank for Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook shareholders.
While making the big announcement during a Q&A session at the Facebook headquarters, Zuckerberg said: “I think people have asked about the dislike button for many years.
“Today is a special day because today is the day I can say we’re working on it and shipping it.”
“Probably hundreds of people have asked about this, and today is a special day because today is the day that I actually get to say we are working on it, and are very close to shipping a test of it.”
Now we wait, earnestly, to ‘dislike’.
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