Twitter to roll out edit button
“We’re testing the edit button, so if you see an edited Tweet, that means it was edited. It’s occurring, but you’ll be fine “The business tweeted. The feature is presently being tested and will be made available to Twitter Blue subscribers in the upcoming weeks. Twitter Blue costs $4.99 (£4.33) per month. A few times throughout the first 30 minutes after posting, tweets will be available for editing. The initial tests of Twitter Blue will only be conducted in the country in which it is now available, along with the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Edited tweets will appear with an icon, timestamp and link to their “Edit History” to “protect the integrity of the conversation and create a publicly accessible record of what was said,” the company blogged.
“Tweeting will feel more approachable and less stressful,” Twitter said.
“You should be able to participate in the conversation in a way that makes sense to you and we’ll keep working on ways that make it feel effortless to do just that.”
The company’s co-founder and former chief executive had said it would probably never provide an edit button.
But in April, Elon Musk, then planning to buy the company, posted a Twitter poll, in which 73.6% of the 4.4 million respondents said they wanted one.
Some maintain it is unnecessary or contrary to the spirit of the platform, however.
