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YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim doesn't agree with the platform's decision to hide the public dislike button from videos. Log4jsoftwarebug NASAprobetouchesthesun Spider-Man:NoWayHomereview RecastingBlackPanther'sChadwickBoseman? PS5restocktracker YouTubeco-founderJawedKarimopposesdemiseofpublicdislikebutton KarimchangeshisdescriptionofthefirstvideoeverpostedtoYouTubeandusesittoairhisthoughtsonthebutton'sremoval. ErinCarson Nov.17,202111:06a.m.PT OneofYouTube'sco-foundershasthoughtsaboutthedislikebutton.  GettyImages YouTubeco-founderJawedKarimdoesn'tagreewiththeplatform'sdecisiontohidethepublicdislikebuttonfromvideos. KarimsaidsobychangingthedescriptionofMeattheZoo,whichwasthefirstvideopostedtoYouTube,backinApril2005.Theshortvideohasmorethan200millionviewsandshowsKarimtalkingaboutelephants.Thenewdescriptionsays,"Theabilitytoeasilyandquicklyidentifybadcontentisanessentialfeatureofauser-generatedcontentplatform.Why?Becausenotalluser-generatedcontentisgood.Itcan'tbe.Infact,mostofitisnotgood.Andthat'sOK." GettheCNETDailyNewsnewsletter Catchuponthebiggestnewsstoriesinminutes.Deliveredonweekdays. Thedescription,severalparagraphslong,alsowarnsofapossibledeclineinYouTube'squalitybecauseofthedecision."DoesYouTubewanttobecomeaplacewhereeverythingismediocre?"itreads."Becausenothingcanbegreatifnothingisbad."InNovember,YouTubemadethedecisiontohidepubicdislikecounts,citing"dislikeattacks,"aharassmenttacticthattheplatformsaidwasparticularlyhurtingnewerandsmallercreators. "Weheardduringtheexperimentthatsomeofyouhaveusedthepublicdislikecounttohelpdecidewhetherornottowatchavideo." YouTubesaidinablogpost."Weknowthatyoumightnotagreewiththisdecision,butwebelievethatthisistherightthingtodofortheplatform.Wewanttocreateaninclusiveandrespectfulenvironmentwherecreatorshavetheopportunitytosucceedandfeelsafetoexpressthemselves." Karimcouldn'timmediatelybereachedforcomment.