Zuckerberg yesterday offered a new Q&A (Questions and Answers) to answer user questions. But the founder of the social network seems to have triggered a cascade of concerns with one of his responses, apparently misinterpreted.
A user asked him why there were no buttons like Sorry, Interesting or I don't like it, in addition to the classic hand with the thumbs up for Like, which is currently used even for posts about unpleasant situations.
Zuckerberg said that he understood that it was strange to press the Like button on a publication about certain events, such as a death in the family or about the current refugee crisis.
"Probably hundreds of people have asked this (the Dislike button) and today is a special day, because today is the day that I can say that we are working on it and that we are very close to testing it," Zuckerberg explained.
Will there be a Dislike button?
Everything indicates that there will not be. In addition to the fact that Zuckerberg said that that will not be his name, Facebook has other reasons for not developing such a button.
The Dislike' would be unfriendly for company publications, but what is worse: such a button could worse bullying among teenagers, something that the social network seeks to avoid.
Mark Zuckerberg said that Facebook is working on a new button to show empathy.
What did he say? Zuckerberg?
The CEO of the social network acknowledged that they are building a new button, which can be tested soon, but it is not one that says I don't like it: "We didn't want to develop a Dislike button because we don't want to turn Facebook into a forum where people vote up or down people's posts. That's the kind of community we want to create."
"You don't want to go through the process where you share something very important in your life and someone votes it down." We're not here to build those things in the world," he mentioned, and immediately acknowledged: "People look for ways to downvote posts. What they really want is to show empathy. Not all moments are good, right? And if you're sharing something sad, like the refugee crisis or if a relative died, you won't feel comfortable liking the post. Your friends and people still want to be able to express that they understand you." Zuckerberg added that the social network will give you new ways to express yourself quickly. emotions, beyond the like. "It's surprisingly complicated to make an interaction that you want so simple. But we have an idea that we hope to be able to test soon. Depending on how it goes, we're going to extend it," he remarked.
"Thank you all for the help over the years. I think we're finally listening to you; we're working on this and we hope to show you something that meets the needs of our community," Zuckerberg concluded.
Dislike doesn't work
Applying such a button could be very ambiguous For example, if team A beats B in a soccer match, what would the user who says I don't like not like? What did A win? What did B lose? The post?
We have to wait for the social network to finally present a valid option so that users can express empathy in the face of events where a Like can also be ambiguous or unpleasant to use in the face of a tragedy.
Updated on: 17/09/2015 00:00:00
Source of Information: Infobae Tecnología
