A “like” button on the internet has nothing to do with a simile (a statement that uses “like” or “as”), but there are jokes. This was posted on Sickipedia on January 12, 2021:
     
“A friend tweeted ‘what’s a simile?’ I clicked the ‘like’ button.”
   
   
Sickipedia
A friend tweeted “what’s a simile?”
I clicked the “like” button.
Joke by SueDenim in Wordplay - Wordplay · January 12, 2021 12:23 PM
 
Twitter
Living Sarcasm
@SarcasmLiving
A friend tweeted “what’s a simile?”
I clicked the “like” button.
6:05 PM · Jan 12, 2021·TweetCaster for Android
 
Twitter
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
A friend tweeted “what’s a simile?”
I clicked the “like” button.
6:26 PM · Jan 12, 2021·Twitter Web App
 
Twitter
Joker Jr ®
@SanjelRoshan0
A friend tweeted “what’s a simile?”
I clicked the “like” button.
6:35 PM · Jan 12, 2021·Twitter for iPhone