Twitter: User Suggests 'Dislike' Button to Fight Against Disinformation Instead of Fleets—Product Lead Exec Believes Otherwise!

Twitter is now facing several suggestions that come along with its latest update and release of the "Twitter Fleets" which mimics the expiring story posts from Facebook and Twitter. A Twitter user suggests optimizing the social media platform to crack down more on disinformation and add a "Dislike" button to prevent such things from spreading.

The short word social media platform, Twitter, is hearing user suggestions regarding new additions to the application, particularly its Product Lead Executive, Kayvon Beykpour who recently engaged with selected users. The executive heard the ideas of another user which mainly talked about making Twitter safer.

Twitter: Social Media is 'Exploring' on the Dislike button as Suggested by User

According to the Twitter user "Jackie" (@find_evil), the social media platform has four points to improve and focus on, mainly regarding it as the "Real Problems" which circulate the platform. Moreover, the Twitter user adds that there should be a "Dislike" button or "Downvote" capability which users can utilize to shut down fake news.

This dislike button will empower users to take matters into their own hands as Twitter's moderators would be slow to react to fake news that is already spreading throughout the platform. Additionally, the Twitter user highlights that there should be a better user experience whenever reporting abusive or harassing tweets.

Twitter's Product Lead executive, Kayvon Beykpour (@kayvz), says that Twitter is already looking into the matter and would even explore the "Dislike" button function on future updates. However, Twitter's most recent update only gets the "Fleets" stories which resemble that of Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook's Stories.

Twitter's Beykpour: Agree with User's Points but Not with 'Dislike' Button

The Twitter executive engaged with the user on a conversation after replying that he agrees with the first, second, and fourth points in (@find_evil's) quote tweet that is directed to him.

According to Kayvon Beykpour, removing inauthentic behavior (1st), improving user experience in terms of harassment and reporting (2nd), and cracking down on disinformation that may harm users (4th) are the platform's priorities.

However, the Twitter executive notably skipped out on user "Jackie's" third point which is the dislike or downvote capability within the social media platform. As a high-ranking executive, Kayvon Beykpour's words have deep meanings and would most probably go in the direction he intends to impose.

The Product Lead executive agrees with another Twitter user that disagrees with the social media platform having downvote capabilities, which he foresees that it would be abused or misused by the public. Additionally, Beykpour notes that social media is already looking for ways to reward positive behavior and punish toxic or abusive people on Twitter.

Kayvon Beykpour's stand regarding the 'dislike' button on Twitter shows that this function would not come to the platform anytime soon. However, he regards that it is something that Twitter is currently exploring and looking into for a better user experience on the platform.

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Written by Isaiah Alonzo