Resolved Forum's like button on new MacBook

[iwan073]

Ok, silly question.

On my old 2015 MacBook Pro you could hover over the like button and these other options came up, like thumbs down, smiling face etc.

But since yesterday I have a new MacBook Air and those other options don't show up when hovering over the like button.
All I can do is click the like button and the thumbs up appears...

Do I need to change a setting, or... what's going on?

 

[Timmy D]

I just liked your post by hovering over the like button. I am using a 16" MBP M4. I haven't changed any settings.

 

[iwan073]

I just liked your post by hovering over the like button. I am using a 16" MBP M4. I haven't changed any settings.

Yes, but are you able to "like" the post with a thumbs down, or a smilie face?

 

[Nermal]

Which browser are you using, and do you have any extensions installed?

You shouldn't need to do anything special to make the options show up.

 

[Timmy D]

Yes, but are you able to "like" the post with a thumbs down, or a smilie face?

didn't that get removed at some point? the thumbs down/dislike

 

[iwan073]

Which browser are you using, and do you have any extensions installed?

You shouldn't need to do anything special to make the options show up.

Using Safari and the only plugins active are BitDefenders TrafficLight and Anti-tracker

 

[iwan073]

didn't that get removed at some point? the thumbs down/dislike

Oh they removed it?

 

[Timmy D]

Oh they removed it?

I seem to recall it going away. but I could be mistaken. I haven't been active for the last few years.

 

[Nermal]

didn't that get removed at some point? the thumbs down/dislike

Disagree is only available in certain areas, but Like/Love/Haha/Wow/Sad/Angry are available everywhere.

 

[Nermal]

Using Safari and the only plugins active are BitDefenders TrafficLight and Anti-tracker

Try temporarily disabling them and see whether it makes any difference.

 

[Timmy D]

Disagree is only available in certain areas, but Like/Love/Haha/Wow/Sad/Angry are available everywhere.

it's the disagree 'emoji" the original poster is looking for. At least that's what I think he/she is looking for

 

[iwan073]

Try temporarily disabling them and see whether it makes any difference.

There, on my phone I could like your post with a smilie

 

[iwan073]

Try temporarily disabling them and see whether it makes any difference.

Didn't make a difference...

 

[Timmy D]

I’m in the US. I’m able to hover on any Apple device and select an emoji

 

[iwan073]

Good for you. Question is; why can't I on this new MacBook?

I can on my old one...

 

[iwan073]

Doesn't work in Chrome either...

 

[iwan073]

It works on my 2015 MacBook Pro, running macOS 12.7.6 with Safari 17.6



So why not on my new MacBook?

 

[Madhatter32]

Same as it ever was in Firefox with the new Macbook Pro.

 

[iwan073]

Weird...
I'm now on the same new MacBook, but under my wife's login.
Now the extra options do show up. I wonder what I've changed under my account that stops them from showing up.

 

[iwan073]

I went to my account; it didn't work.
I left my account active, but switched user; didn't work anymore for my wife.
I logged my account off; it worked again for my wife


Shoot me already

 

[iwan073]

Ok, I found the culprit; NordVPN.

I noticed my wife's account doesn't start up NordVPN when logging in.
So I removed NordVPN from my auto startup and tadaaaa; My extra smilies show up again.
So even though NordVPN isn't connected to any VPN server, it somehow prevents these extra smilies to show up.