Twitter, the popular social media platform has made a major announcement for its users. After much rallying and requests from its users, the American tech giant announced on September 1st that an “edit tweet” feature will soon be introduced to its social media platform for users this year.
From the company’s official blog post, “Edit Tweet” is a feature that lets users make changes to their Tweet after it’s been published. The feature can be useful for situations like fixing typos and adding missed hashtags without having to delete the entire Tweet or Twitter thread.
Currently, the “Edit Tweet” is in an internal testing phase on the Twitter platform, whereby only a selected group of Twitter users will enjoy the feature. Twitter states that internal testing helps the development team to incorporate feedback while identifying and resolving potential issues. This includes how people might misuse the “Edit Tweet” feature.
However, Twitter did announce that the company has plans to bring “Edit Tweet” to all of its paying Twitter Blue subscribers by the end of this month. As part of their subscription, they receive early access to features and help Twitter to test them before the features arrive on the social media platform.
As for how Edit Tweet will work, Twitter states the feature mechanics as follows:
“Tweets will be able to be edited a few times in the 30 minutes following their publication. Edited Tweets will appear with an icon, timestamp, and label so it’s clear to readers that the original Tweet has been modified. Tapping the label will take viewers to the Tweet’s Edit History, which includes past versions of the Tweet.”
Twitter is hoping that, with the availability of Edit Tweet, Tweeting will feel more approachable and less stressful for its users. The company also states that they will also be paying close attention to how the feature impacts the way people read, write, and engage with Tweets.
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