Twitter is finally giving its users the new feature they’ve been asking for most – an edit button.
“If you see an edited tweet, it’s because we’re testing the edit button. This is happening and you will be fine,” the company tweeted.
The feature is currently being tested and will roll out in the coming weeks to subscribers to Twitter Blue, which costs $4.99 (£4.33) a month.
Tweets may be edited a few times within 30 minutes of posting.
Twitter Blue is currently available in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand – however initial testing will be limited to just one country.
Edited tweets are shown with an icon, a timestamp, and a link to their “edit history” to “protect the integrity of the conversation and create a publicly available record of what was said.” The company blogged.
“Tweeting will feel more accessible and less stressful,” Twitter said.
“You should be able to join the conversation in a way that makes sense to you, and we’ll continue to work on making it feel effortless to do just that.”
The company’s co-founder and former chief executive had said there would likely never be an edit button.
But in April, Elon Musk, who was then planning to buy the company, released a Twitter poll in which 73.6% of the 4.4 million respondents said they wanted one.
However, some consider it unnecessary or contradict the spirit of the platform.
Other users suggested possible refinements to the feature.
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