Twitter announced that it is beginning public tests of an edit button, one of the most requested features in the website’s history.
The company announced on Thursday that some users might see edit buttons appear on tweets, allowing users to alter their tweets after posting them. The function will be later released to Twitter’s premium users by the end of September.
“If you see an edited Tweet it’s because we’re testing the edit button,” Twitter tweeted. “This is happening, and you’ll be okay.”
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if you see an edited Tweet it’s because we’re testing the edit button
this is happening and you’ll be okay
— Twitter (@Twitter) September 1, 2022
The social media giant confirmed in a Thursday blog post that it was testing the Edit Tweet function with a small group of users but will expand the option to subscribers to Twitter Blue, its premium service, later in September.
While not every user will have access to this function, all users will be able to tell if a tweet is edited. “Given that this is our most requested feature to date, we wanted to both update you on our progress and give you and a heads up that, even if you’re not in a test group, everyone will still be able to see if a Tweet has been edited,” the company wrote.
The edit function will only be available for the initial 30 minutes after the initial tweet. It will also include an icon, a time stamp, and a label so users can tell if the original tweet was modified. If a user clicks on the label, they’ll be able to see past versions of the tweet.
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Twitter announced it was developing an edit button in April in response to Elon Musk asking his followers if they wanted the feature. The announcement came weeks after Musk revealed a 9.2% stake in Twitter. This led to an invitation to join Twitter’s board of directors, inspiring speculation about the sorts of changes that the billionaire could implement. Musk decided that he did not want to be on the board but that he wanted to own Twitter. The billionaire made an acquisition offer in May to buy the company for $44 billion. Musk has since rescinded his offer to acquire the company and alleged that Twitter had lied about the number of spam bots. He now faces a lawsuit from Twitter that may force him to purchase the company.
