YouTube appears to be testing another change to its dislike button, with some users reporting that the option is no longer visible alongside the usual video controls.
A/B testing. Big tech like Google likes to roll out (often experimental) changes to a select number of random people and measure how their behavior changes compared to others that get the existing experience. In other words, you’re a lab rat.
I’ve had this happen to me countless times, perhaps because I used to write lengthy and in-depth feedback (until I thought they should pay me for this and stopped).
A/B testing. Big tech like Google likes to roll out (often experimental) changes to a select number of random people and measure how their behavior changes compared to others that get the existing experience. In other words, you’re a lab rat.
I’ve had this happen to me countless times, perhaps because I used to write lengthy and in-depth feedback (until I thought they should pay me for this and stopped).
They also do it to lessen the outrage that might be more likely to happen than if they rolled out the change on everyone all at once.