• eldestdrag@lemmy.ml
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    3 years ago

    I disagree with this decision(not that a evil megacorp like Alphabet cares).

    Sometimes, dislikes represent the anger of regular people when companies treat them like shit, ex: Nintendo

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      3 years ago

      That’s exactly why they’re doing it. To “protect the brands”. Brands don’t want bad press or for others to know that people are mad at them.

      Brands include media and governments. Not only does it hide bad press and community consensus, it helps them control what the public sees and believes. It also further hides any sort of manipulation they’d like to do (either with vote counts, or with the recommendation algorithms).