Facebook working on ‘Like’ button alternative

After years of questions. Facebook has revealed it is working on an alternative to the “Like” button to allow people express their feelings on serious posts.

A way for users of the social networking site to show empathy is due to be tested soon, founder Mark Zuckerberg said.

The creator of the 11-year-old site said hundreds of people had asked over many years about an alternative such as a dislike button, but he said he was keen that Facebook did not become a forum for people to simply vote up or down on someone’s post.