Revamped downvotes with multiple experiments #5075

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#5075 (closed)

Summary of Changes

• Added quite downvotes feature: the count of downvotes is now hidden. no experiments.
  • Added the feature to hide the post after downvoting: this is under this feature flag
  • Added the feature to show the vote buttons separately with text. This is under this feature flag
• Changelog file updated with this template (one or more)
  • Added for new features.
  • Changed for changes in existing functionality.
  • Deprecated for soon-to-be removed features.
  • Removed for now removed features.
  • Fixed for any bug fixes.
  • Security in case of vulnerabilities.

Testing Considerations

• make sure the feed, activities, full screen activity act normally and are performant enough while feature flag is turned OFF
• make sure posts hide correctly after pressing downvote, when FF is on
  • after downvoting make sure to play with the scroll and see if nothing weird is happening
• more testing considerations TBD

Regression Scope

• feed performance
• activities throughout the app
• feed scroll
• rendering performance

Platform Affected (web, mobile, etc)

all

Developer Testing Completed

local, iOS. Android TBD

Screenshots

TBD

Does this impact

• Localization
• Dark/light mode
• Guest mode