Susan Wojcicki defended the decision to remove its "dislike" button in a letter to YouTube's online community. Getty Images YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki defended the decision to remove its “dislike” ...

YouTube dislikes online harassment, with the company announcing it will eliminate the ‘thumbs down’ button. The company will remove the dislike counter from all videos, YouTube announced Wednesday.

The video service says "dislike attacks" -- campaigns to drive up the number of dislikes on videos -- disproportionately affect smaller channels and newer creators. Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior ...

YouTube is removing public dislike counts on all videos, though the dislike button will remain available for users to customize their recommendations. This permanent change follows an experiment ...

For more than a year now, YouTube has clearly been fighting something of a moral battle in terms of the future of its ‘dislike’ button. As many of you are probably aware, YouTube currently gives you ...