Facebook adds dislike button for private messaging

FACEBOOK users have been demanding a "dislike" button on the social media site for years, and they finally have their wish. Kind of. There's a catch.

Facebook users might dislike the new "disli...

FACEBOOK users have been demanding a "dislike" button on the social media site for years, and they finally have their wish. Kind of.

An update to the site's messenger app will give users a limited ability to dislike what their friends have to say.

A dislike sticker will be available for free in the Sticker Store, but it will only be available for use in private messages.

That's right. The dislike option won't apply to wall posts, photos, videos or status updates.

Facebook has previously said it wants interactions on the site to be positive, and a dislike button wouldn't advance that goal.

"Like is the lightest-weight way to express positive sentiment," Facebook engineer Bob Baldwin said in a Reddit thread. "I don't think adding a lightweight way to express negative sentiment would be that valuable."

Disappointed? Perhaps you could start a private conversation with your friends, then use the dislike sticker to express your dislike for the new dislike option.

Just a thought.

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