For years, editing a tweet that has already been published has been a sought-after feature on the site, to correct typographical errors or annoying errors. Currently, people are working on this by deleting and reposting the tweet. In a post on Tuesday, Twitter said it had been working on an edit button since 2021 and would try the new feature with a selection of people who have subscribed to the company’s subscription product – Twitter Blue – in the coming months. In a video that accompanies the announcement, the edit button matches other options for tweets, such as “delete tweet”, but the company has not yet indicated what an edited tweet on the site would look like. Twitter said it was still developing the tool. now that everyone is asking… yes, we are working on a processing facility from last year! No, we did not get the idea from a poll 😉 we will start testing at @TwitterBlue Labs in the coming months to find out what works, what does not and what is possible. – Twitter Comms (@TwitterComms) April 5, 2022 The company’s product manager, Jay Sullivan, said it was the feature most sought after for many years, but warned that a potential edit button could be misused without proper controls. For example, once a tweet goes viral, the person could change the entire content of the tweet. Sullivan said “without things like timelines, controls and transparency about what has been edited, Edit could be abused to change the chat file.” “Protecting the integrity of this public debate is our first priority when approaching this project.” He said Twitter would take the time to look for information about the operation before it was released. “We will approach this feature with care and caution and will post updates as we go along.” 2 / Edit is the feature of Twitter with the greatest demand for many years. People want to be able to correct (sometimes embarrassingly) mistakes, typographical errors, and hot shots right now. They are currently working on it, deleting and reposting tweets. – Jay Sullivan (@jaysullivan) April 5, 2022 Twitter announced on Tuesday that Musk would become a member of the company’s board, a day after the richest man in the world became its largest shareholder, receiving a 9.2% stake against $ 2.9 billion. Musk’s share of the company sparked speculation about changes to the platform, partly fueled by the billionaire’s Twitter poll for an edit button. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal urged users to “vote carefully” in the poll. The company first announced that it was working on an edit button on April 1, initially suggesting the claim was an April Fool’s joke. Technology companies, however, often have a history of turning April Fool’s jokes into features. Gmail, for example, was first hinted at by Google on April 1, 2004.
