Twitter Unveils Edit Button, What It Means

By Tolulope Oke

The biggest modification to Twitter since it became extensively used as a venue for information exchange, even by governments, is the addition of a button that allows users to edit tweets.

According to the social media company, the edit button will be made available to Twitter Blue subscribers in the upcoming weeks.

“If you see an edited Tweet it’s because we’re testing the edit button this is happening and you’ll be okay,” the tweet reads.

Up until today, tweets could not be changed. For updates, it has to be tweeted once more.

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What Does It Mean?

Users will have up to 30 minutes after a tweet has been published to make adjustments using the edit button.

A symbol, label, and timestamp will all be present on the published tweet to indicate that it has been changed. Users of Twitter can click a tweet to view all the changes made to the original content.

With an estimated 320 million active users, Twitter has received several requests to implement a feature that would enable users to alter posts after they have been shared. Despite numerous pleas from users, Twitter had long refused to do so.