Do we like the idea of a Facebook 'empathy' button?

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Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that there have been hundreds of requests for a 'dislike' button from Facebook users, and that the Facebook team is in the testing stage for something along these lines at last, says CNBC.

But sceptics can rest easy that the social network doesn't intend to become a forum where you can vote on the popularity of your "acquaintances'' posts. Instead, it'll be a way to express empathy on sad posts as a 'like' isn't always appropriate, adds FirstPost.

So it'll be a form of 'sorry' button that can be pressed quickly to express sadness on posts that feature words like "died", "passed away", "hurt", "fired", or "broke up", the site explains.

While Twitter is buzzing with confusion as reputable news sites report it is in fact a 'dislike' button that's in the works, other tweeters are certain the online haters are excited, while others are sharing hard truth like this:

Hate to break it to you Facebook but the entire internet is already a dislike button

- josh groban (@joshgroban) September 16, 2015