At last, Twitter is working on an edit button. For years, Twitter users have clamored for an edit button, most often to fix a pesky typo. And for the longest time, it seemed like the feature would remain something akin to a Twitter user’s white whale.
The edit button biases toward transparency, adding an edit history for every tweet and a big notice saying a tweet has been edited. Users will only have 30 minutes to edit their tweet, and will only be able to do so “a few times.”
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Edited Tweets will appear with an icon, timestamp, and label so it’s clear to readers that the original Tweet has been modified. According to Twitter blog post, tweets will be able to be edited a few times in the 30 minutes following their publication.
Twitter says it’s testing editable tweets with a small group initially to capture any early issues. “This includes how people might misuse the feature. You can never be too careful,” says Twitter.
Twitter is only talking about editable tweets for its Blue subscription, which recently raised its price in the US to $4.99 per month from $2.99. That means we probably won’t see an edit button for regular users any time soon.
Other features available to Twitter Blue subscribers include an undo feature to recall tweets before you send them, a customizable navigation bar, a list of top articles shared by people you follow, and even NFT hexagon profile pics.
Twitter notes it will pay close attention to how the feature impacts the way people read, write, and engage with tweets.
