Twitter is now testing the much-desired Edit Tweet feature. Later this month, some Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to edit tweets after years of memes and jokes. Currently under “internal testing,” the functionality resembles Facebook in how it edits, and it includes a linked edit history for tweets, which we first saw in leaks earlier this year.
Tweets will be able to be altered a few times in the 30 minutes after they go live, according to a blog post on the Twitter blog. To make it evident to readers that the original Tweet has been modified, edited Tweets will include an icon, timestamp, and label.
A complete edit history with past versions of the changed tweet will be included in the edit label. According to Twitter, it is testing editable tweets with a small group at first to identify any potential problems. “This includes how people might misuse the feature. You can never be too careful,” says Twitter.
Later this month, after the initial round of internal testing is through, the Edit Tweet capability will be made available to some Twitter Blue subscribers. “The test will be localised to a single country at first and expand as we learn and observe how people use Edit Tweet,” explains Twitter.
Editing a tweet has been “the most requested Twitter feature for many years,” according to Jay Sullivan, Twitter’s VP of consumer product, who made this statement earlier this year. Despite the tremendous demand, there have been worries about abuse. A capability to edit tweets was opposed by Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey, who claimed in 2020 that the feature would “probably never” be included.
There aren’t many well-known instances of abuse on sites like Facebook, Instagram, Medium, and many others that have edit buttons. It’s still a rare instance, but Alex Stamos, the former chief security officer of Meta, brought attention to a cryptocurrency scam involving Facebook’s editing feature earlier this year.
Twitter is only discussing editable tweets for users of its Blue subscription, which recently saw a price increase in the US from $2.99 to $4.99 per month. That implies that a regular user edit button is unlikely to appear very soon. A list of the most popular articles posted by the people you follow, a customised navigation bar, and even NFT hexagon profile pictures are accessible to Twitter Blue subscribers in addition to other features.
❤️ Support Independent Journalism
Your contribution keeps our reporting free, fearless, and accessible to everyone.
Or make a one-time donation
Secure via Razorpay • 12 monthly payments • Cancel anytime before next cycle
(We don't allow anyone to copy content. For Copyright or Use of Content related questions, visit here.)
The Chenab Times News Desk
