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Instagram Trials Downvote Button to Improve Comment Quality

2/15/2025

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Instagram is experimenting with a downvote button for comments, enabling users to express dissatisfaction discreetly, without a public dislike tally. Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, shared that this initiative seeks to enhance comment quality and could eventually affect how comments are ranked. For now, only a select group of users will experience this feature.

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Instagram is experimenting with a downvote button for comments, enabling users to express dissatisfaction discreetly, without a public dislike tally. Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, shared that this initiative seeks to enhance comment quality and could eventually affect how comments are ranked. For now, only a select group of users will experience this feature.