YouTube rearranges interface buttons for creators viewing their own uploaded videos

YouTube is rearranging interface buttons when creators view their own uploaded videos, BGR reported. The adjustment fueled rumors that the platform was removing the dislike function entirely, but BGR confirmed that Google is not eliminating the button. As FTMQ Creators reported earlier, YouTube spokesperson Kimberly Taylor stated that the platform is not hiding the dislike button for general viewers. [1][5][6]

BGR reported that YouTube introduced multiple features in 2026, including an On-the-go mode and an artificial intelligence search tool. The platform surpassed Netflix and Disney in U.S. streaming popularity by combining video, music, and podcast content with social elements such as comments, shares, and likes. [1]

The platform has maintained a complex relationship with the thumbs-down icon. BGR noted that while some users rely on the dislike button to evaluate content quality, online communities have also used it to bully creators. As FTMQ Creators previously reported, YouTube removed public dislike counts from videos in 2021. [1][5]

Former PayPal employees Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim founded YouTube in February 2005 in San Bruno, California. Google acquired the video-sharing platform in November 2006 for 1.65 billion dollars. [3][5]