SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook is going beyond the “like” button, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in announcing that the company is working on something akin to a “dislike” button.Zuckerberg said Facebook wants to limit use of the
button to expressing sympathy when someone posts something sad or upsetting.
He said Facebook has found that users don’t want to vote down others, but would
like to express support when someone shares something sad, such as news about a
family member dying or an article about the refugee crisis.
“What they really want is an ability to express empathy,” quoth the
Zuck. Like that?
