YouTube Introduces Video Reactions Similar To Those On Facebook Posts
Now that it’s gotten rid of dislike counts on its platform, YouTube has come up with another way to show how you feel about a video: reaction emojis.
Similar to those on Facebook posts, the video-streaming site has begun testing time-specific emoji reactions for a small group of users on its platform.
This means viewers can indicate a different reaction to specific moments during the video, such as one they particularly love.
Other users will be able to see how viewers have reacted throughout a video, with a separate reaction panel added in the comment section displaying all the different emoji reactions by the second.
According to Google, the reactions will be “anonymized,” meaning it will not display which emojis have come from particular users.
“We’re testing multiple sets of reactions and will add or remove reactions based on how the experiment goes,” the company said.
