Social media company says it has been working on edit button since 2021 and will be tested on people signed up for Twitter Blue
Twitter has confirmed it has working on an edit button, but denied the idea came after the company’s new largest shareholder,For years, editing a tweet already published has been a sought after feature on the site, to correct typos or embarrassing mistakes. Currently people work around it by deleting and reposting the tweet.
For example, after a tweet goes viral, the person could change the entire contents of the tweet. Sullivan said “without things like time limits, controls and transparency about what has been edited, Edit could be misused to alter the record of the public conversation”. “Protecting the integrity of that public conversation is our top priority when we approach this work.”“We will approach this feature with care and thoughtfulness and we will share updates as we go.”
2/ Edit has been the most requested Twitter feature for many years. People want to be able to fix mistakes, typos and hot takes in the moment. They currently work around this by deleting and tweeting again.
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