Twitter has started testing a button to edit tweets

After years of procrastination, Twitter has finally succumbed to the whistles of the edit button, which part of its community has requested from the platform’s early hours. The social network said on Thursday, September 1, that it will begin testing a feature to edit tweets after they are posted. The announcement comes in an awkward context for the company, which has been locked in a standoff with Elon Musk since the billionaire abandoned its acquisition.

in A blog post published this ThursdayTwitter states that the tweet editing functionality, which has already been tested internally, will be tested with a small group of users. It will first be offered to subscribers of Twitter Blue’s paid offering, which can be accessed in the US, Australian and New Zealand markets, before being extended. “As this is our most requested feature to date, we wanted to update you on our progress and let you know that even if you’re not part of a test group, everyone will still be able to see if a tweet explaining the platform has been edited.

The feature will allowEdit a tweet within thirty minutes of posting it. Edited tweets will be marked with Custom icon and accompanied by a timestamp So that other users know it has been edited. Clicking on the sticker will be accessible change date that were added respectively. The social network hopes that these transparency efforts will preserve the integrity of the conversations. “We hope that with the Tweet Editing feature, Twitter will be more accessible and less stressful,” the company says.

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