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[–] istdaslol@feddit.org 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No the API is dead. The extension everyone is using calculates their own dislike number by inferring from the extension users who disliked the video

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But the button is still there.

[–] istdaslol@feddit.org 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Afaik it’s only for the YT-Studio backend, so creators can see the dislikes but there is no public access to that data

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

did you not read the comment?

But the button is still there.....

[–] istdaslol@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I meant that while the button is still there the Data is only available for the uploader via the Studio backend. The public API is dead, wich I omitted in the original comment for simplicity

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How is:

the Data is only available for the uploader via the Studio backend.

different from:

it just doesn't show numbers because YouTube is a coward.

?

You were more technical than the top level comment and framed it as a disagreement.

[–] istdaslol@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Because the second can implies the data is still available but not displayed. I wanted to specify that the data isn’t available (for the public). I don’t disagree with the top per se but wanted to clear up the ambiguity

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 days ago

I don’t disagree with the top per se

Maybe don't write "No" I'd you don't disagree. "No" is an unambiguous sign of disagreement

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

And ops post is about the button being removed. Which is false.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 0 points 3 days ago

How is this different from the comment you disagreed with?