Many have been waiting for this: Instagram may introduce dislikes in comments

Instagram has begun testing a new feature that allows users to put “dislikes” on comments. According to TechCrunch, the innovation will help users mark irrelevant or inappropriate comments.

The feature is currently being tested on a limited group of users, but may become available to everyone in the future.

How will it work?

• Dislikes will be private — no one except Instagram will see their number and author.
• The feature will appear both in the feed and in Reels.
• Comments with a large number of dislikes may be lowered in the list, which will make them less noticeable.
• Dislikes will be taken into account in ranking — over time, this will help improve the quality of comments.

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri confirmed that the goal of the innovation is to improve the quality of discussions.

Like Reddit?

Instagram follows the example of Reddit, which has long used a voting system of likes and dislikes. However, it is still unclear how significant a dislike will be in the comment ranking system.