The ability to identify specific users who have registered a negative reaction to a YouTube video is not a feature provided by the platform. YouTube aggregates dislike data for content creators, offering a quantitative measure of audience reception. However, this data remains anonymized, preventing creators from accessing individual user identities associated with negative feedback.
The absence of identified dislikes stems from considerations regarding user privacy and the potential for targeted harassment. Disclosing the identities of users who dislike videos could lead to negative interactions or discourage constructive criticism. YouTube’s policy focuses on providing general feedback metrics while safeguarding the anonymity of viewers expressing dissenting opinions. Historically, YouTube briefly experimented with displaying the public dislike count but ultimately removed this feature, further limiting the visibility of negative feedback’s quantitative impact.