The like button is a
social networking feature, allowing users to express their appreciation of
content such as status updates, comments, photos, and advertisements. It is
also asocial plug-in of the Facebook Platform - launched on April 21, 2010 -
that enables participating Internet websites to display a similar like button.
Following the termination by the sheriff of Hampton, Virginia, US of employees
who liked the Facebook page of an adversary, a federal appeals court in
Virginia handed down a decision that the US Constitution protects the rights of
us citizens to like any Facebook page of their choosing. US Circuit Judge
William Traxler likened the practice to displaying a "political sign in
one's front yard. ” Following a lengthy period of calls from the public to
include a dislike button on the Facebook interface, Zuckerberg explained in a
Q&A session on December 11, 2014, that his reticence was due to a concern
about a tone of negativity on the platform-whereby users could
"shame" others-and he offered the comment option for situations where
people were unwilling to use the like function. However, he said, "We're
[Facebook] thinking about it [dislike button]... It's an interesting question,
" and said that he likes the idea of Facebook users being able to express
a greater variety of emotions. Sunday, June 14, 2015
The Likes Button on Facebook
The like button is a
social networking feature, allowing users to express their appreciation of
content such as status updates, comments, photos, and advertisements. It is
also asocial plug-in of the Facebook Platform - launched on April 21, 2010 -
that enables participating Internet websites to display a similar like button.
Following the termination by the sheriff of Hampton, Virginia, US of employees
who liked the Facebook page of an adversary, a federal appeals court in
Virginia handed down a decision that the US Constitution protects the rights of
us citizens to like any Facebook page of their choosing. US Circuit Judge
William Traxler likened the practice to displaying a "political sign in
one's front yard. ” Following a lengthy period of calls from the public to
include a dislike button on the Facebook interface, Zuckerberg explained in a
Q&A session on December 11, 2014, that his reticence was due to a concern
about a tone of negativity on the platform-whereby users could
"shame" others-and he offered the comment option for situations where
people were unwilling to use the like function. However, he said, "We're
[Facebook] thinking about it [dislike button]... It's an interesting question,
" and said that he likes the idea of Facebook users being able to express
a greater variety of emotions. 
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