Twitter is finally working on an edit button that would allow users to change tweets after they have been posted.
Many users have long called for an edit button but there are concerns about how to execute it. Twitter said it would start testing the idea in the coming months, according to a report by BBC.
Under an edit function, users could be able to fix typos or errors in a tweet without losing any replies, retweets or likes it has already gained.
The social media firm’s communications team recently tweeted: “Now that everyone is asking… yes, we’ve been working on an edit feature since last year! We’re kicking off testing within @TwitterBlue Labs in the coming months to learn what works, what doesn’t, and what’s possible.”
Jay Sullivan, the company’s vice president of consumer product, said it had been “the most requested Twitter feature for many years” in a thread recently.
However, he said the company was exploring how to build the feature “in a safe manner”. “Without things like time limits, controls, and transparency about what has been edited, Edit could be misused to alter the record of the public conversation,” he said. “Protecting the integrity of that public conversation is our top priority when we approach this work.”
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As reported by The Sauce in 2018, former Twitter boss Jack Dorsey said the firm would “probably never” add the feature amid concerns about transparency.
Rival social media platforms Facebook and Instagram already allow users to edit their posts.
