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Facebook executives have been weighing whether or not to introduce a dislike button, or something similar to it, for years.
Now it seems the social network is taking a big step in possibly giving users something similar to the dislike button they've been asking for.
A spokesperson for Facebook's Messenger app confirmed to Computerworld today that they are running a small test of something akin to a dislike option.
"We're always testing ways to make Messenger more fun and engaging," she said. "This is a small test where we enable people to share an emoji that best represents their feelings on a message."
The test is centered around what basically are thumbs up or a thumbs down emojis being added to the list of Facebook's other emoji reaction options, like love, laughter, wow, sad and angry.
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