Twitter Inc. will roll out an ‘Edit tweet’ button for the first time, after countless pleas from over 237 million users caught the social media giant’s attention.
Twitter is currently conducting internal tests on the platform and will grant early access to the feature to its paid subscribers on Twitter Blue.
Twitter Blue is available in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US, as of now.
“Edit Tweet is being tested by our team internally. The test will then be initially expanded to Twitter Blue subscribers in the coming weeks. 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 said in a statement.
While the new feature rolls out in the coming days for select users, there are a few caveats:
- 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.
Recently, Twitter also launched a ‘close friends’ feature.
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