On September 15, 2015, the founder of one of the most popular social media websites, Mark Zuckerberg, announced Facebook’s confirmation on the long-lasting issue of whether or not to enable a dislike button.

When asked during a Q&A at Facebook’s headquarters, Zuckerberg expressed Facebook’s concerns for the new feature.  Many users have been urging for the “dislike” button.  They claim there is a need to show more sympathy when dealing with touchy subjects such as a death in the family.   However, Zuckerberg does not want the “dislike” button to be misused and have people deliberately “voting up and down” on people’s posts and statuses.  In order to avoid conflict, Zuckerberg agrees that there is a need for a “sympathy button” but wants to steer away from any negativity that a “dislike button” may cause.  Many have expressed their concern for the possibility of cyberbullying stemming off of the new “dislike” button.  If plans go accordingly and the button will only be able to give people the ability to express empathy, cyberbullying should not be an issue.  

After many years of people requesting a “dislike” button, the time has finally come.  Facebook users will be introduced to a “sympathy” button.  Zuckerberg believes that the new button will be ready to test soon and depending on how things play out, Facebook will be able to notify when the button will be enabled.