Instagram is working on a new button to improve users’ experiences for comments. Adam Mosser, the company’s chairman, said in a statement on the Threads platform that this feature will allow users to specifically mark that they have found a particular interpretation negative. According to the shared screenshots, this button is located in the form of an arrow facing below, right next to the likes button. Users will be able to click on this button to show that they don’t like a comment, but this will only be seen by themselves. The number of dislikes will not be shared openly and will not directly affect the general ranking of comments.
Mosser, this new feedback mechanism can be integrated into interpretation rankings over time and negatively marked comments may fall to the lower ranks, he added. Thus, the debates on Instagram are intended to become more constructive. Instagram, who wants to make users more control over comments, believes that this system can carry online interactions to a healthier point. However, for the time being, this button is tested only with a certain group of user and has not yet become clear whether it will be widely available.
It aims to make Instagram comments more interactive
Instagram spokesman Christine Pai said in a statement, the company has conducted various tests to improve the user experience. Pai said that this new button has been developed to react to people who disturb them or irrelevant. This system may be particularly useful for content producers and community managers because it can make negative comments less visible over time. This feature, which is tested with a limited number of users in the first stage, can turn into a wider application in the future. However, a definite roadmap has not yet been shared for how the company will evaluate these feedbacks and integrate into comments rankings.
This new feature of Instagram has led to different reactions between social media users. Some users think that this button will be a positive change and will help reduce non -irrelevant comments, especially hate speech. In addition, some critics express their concern that this system can abuse and become a tool for personal attacks. It is known that the dislike button is a controversial issue on social media platforms because there are some concerns that such systems can promote negative emotions among users. It is a question of how Instagram will follow a strategy to prevent these possible problems.
On the other hand, how this system will work and how Instagram’s algorithm will be important. If negatively marked comments are to be made really less visible, this can change the structure of the discussions. Pushing the negative comments to the lower ranks may be a useful development for some users, while censorship can bring about discussions. Social media platforms always have to establish a sensitive balance in content control. How Instagram will evaluate user feedback and whether it will make this feature permanent, will be clear in the coming period.
This feature is compared with the dislike systems found on other social media platforms. For example, Youtube has long -term dislike button, but negative votes are no longer shown to general users. In Reddit, the comments are ranked up or down, and this system is widely accepted among communities. Instagram’s solution offers a more specific method because the choice of the person who presses the button can only be seen by himself. This can be considered as an approach that will not encourage a general dislike culture while allowing users the opportunity to filter the content they are uncomfortable with.
It is of great importance how Instagram will improve this button and how to evaluate user feedback. This feature may be useful especially for content producers and community managers because it can help them make their interactions with their followers healthier. However, long -term effects of such changes on social media dynamics may not always be predictable. Such innovations to improve the user experience may be decisive for the future strategies of the platform.