Some YouTube viewers say the dislike button has moved into a hidden menu on regular videos, though YouTube now says this is not a public test.
Some YouTube viewers have reported that the dislike button on regular videos has disappeared from view. In the reports, it sits inside a hidden menu while the like button stays in plain sight. Tech site 9to5Google first covered it as a test. It later added an update: YouTube has confirmed this is not a public-facing test.
A post on Twitter/X, highlighted by Neowin, showed the dislike button tucked into an overflow menu. That is a menu of extra options, and in this case it sits next to the Report button. The screenshot appears to come from the desktop website. 9to5Google could not repeat the behavior on its own account. Over the past couple of weeks, Reddit users also described the button vanishing, with a slightly different layout but the same result.
In 2021, YouTube removed the public dislike count. It said the aim was to "de-weaponize" the button, and it admitted some users might disagree. Several months ago, the dislike button on Shorts, YouTube's short video format, was moved in a similar way. 9to5Google says it is all but certain standard videos will follow, and notes that YouTube runs tests like this often.
YouTube's confirmation that this is not a public-facing test sits awkwardly beside the viewer reports. The material does not explain the gap. It also does not say whether the change will reach everyone, or when. For now, viewers who use dislikes to steer their recommendations may need to check the overflow menu if the button seems to be missing.
If the dislike button seems to be gone from a YouTube video, check the overflow menu next to the Report button.
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