Social media is like the life force that binds together people across the world. Be it about the election of a state head, a natural calamity or a funny viral video, social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter make it possible for people to express their opinions and offer support to those in need.
There are many options using which we can express our like or support to a message shared on the social media. While Facebook has a variety of options like– Like, Love, Haha, Wow, Sad and Angry, Instagram and Twitter have heart options that represent support. But do you know that Twitter has a dislike option too? Confused? We were too.
People have long demanded a ‘dislike’ option on the social media. However, most tech giants have abstained from introducing any such option under the assertion that they don’t want to spread negativity in the web space. However, Twitter has already broken this cardinal rule by introducing a ‘dislike’ option secretly (yes, it’s absolutely true).
However, there’s a catch. The option is only available on the Android and iOS apps of Twitter. Don’t trust us? Check this out:
Twitter dislike option (Photo: Twitter app grab)
However, there is no trace of any such option on Twitter.com i.e. the website. So, if you want to tell someone that you don’t like their tweet, you might want to download the Twitter app first.
To understand the utility of the option better, we dug deeper into Twitter and here’s what we found out:
Twitter support (Photo: Twitter)
To put it simply, the ‘I don’t like this tweet’ option is not exactly the ‘dislike’ option you have wanted for so long. It’s more like a tool for Twitter to understand your likes and dislikes better and will have a long-term impact on your Twitter timeline. (Yeah, we got fooled too!)
