Facebook users have always wanted a “dislike” button and Founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg seems to have accepted the popular demand.
During a Q&A at Facebook’ headquarters, Zuckerberg announced, "I think people have asked about the dislike button for many years. Today is a special day because today is the day I can say we're working on it and shipping it”.
While explaining as to why it wasn’t immediately designed, he said that he didn't want it to become a Reddit-style system of upvoting and downvoting, reports Business Insider.
"That isn't what we're here to build in the world," Zuckerberg said. "What they really want is the ability to express empathy. Not every moment is a good moment," Zuckerberg said.
He said that Facebook has been working on it for awhile, and it hopes to launch it soon.
"It's surprisingly complicated to make an interaction that will be simple," he added.
