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11 of the quickest reactions to Facebook's dislike button

It’s going to be chaos.

Sep 16th 2015, 8:02 AM 6,715 Views 0 Comments

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YES, IT WAS announced overnight that Facebook are all set to introduce a ‘dislike’ button – for “empathy” reasons.

This could change everything. And the reactions to it were as quick and wonderfully snarky:

1. Pray for lost friendships

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2. This will only lead to more expansion

The Dislike button isn't the only new button Facebook's proposing. Here's the full list. pic.twitter.com/nh458Vyt14
— That Lot (@thatlot) September 15, 2015

Source: That Lot/Twitter

We need all of those.

3. And this

Glad Facebook is introducing a 'dislike' button, but I won't be truly happy until they make a 'foot & mouth infection' patch for FarmVille.
— Pundamentalism (@Pundamentalism) September 15, 2015

Source: James Martin/Twitter

4. They could even branch out into more controversial buttons

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Throwing shade through Facebook buttons. Standard.

5. Everyone already knows who will be clicking on it

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6. But it is the internet after all

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7. Yes, but this is a new frontier for social media disliking

Hate to break it to you Facebook but the entire internet is already a dislike button
— josh groban (@joshgroban) September 16, 2015

Source: josh groban/Twitter

8. New avenues of negativity always present themselves

Good thing there's going to be a Facebook Dislike button otherwise how would anyone know what people on the internet hate
— Eliza Bayne (@ElizaBayne) September 15, 2015

Source: Eliza Bayne/Twitter

Eye roll *shaking head* Source: PhotoBucket

9. We don’t need WORDS any more

facebook unveils the dislike button for those who lack the ability to describe the feeling of empathy with words
— chuuch (@ch000ch) September 15, 2015

Source: chuuch/Twitter

10. Endless shade possibilities

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11. And finally, this universal truth

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We’re all just going to need to learn what it really means when someone clicks that button. It’s going to be a minefield of emotion.

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11 of the quickest reactions to Facebook's dislike button