Twitter Inc. will introduce an edit button to its platform. After years of deliberation- both within the company and by everyday users- the social media giant will provide the feature to a select few. ‘Edit Tweet’- as goes the feature name- will be available to users who pay the monthly $4.99 subscription to Twitter Blue. Users will be able to modify their tweets within 30 minutes of posting. Edited tweets will also carry a label, clicking on which will reveal all versions of the post. 

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In a blog post, the company informed that test runs are underway. A small group of users, who are part of the tests, will help identify and resolve potential issues. It should only be a matter of weeks since the testing phase for the roll-out of the edit button: 

“Like any new feature, we’re intentionally testing Edit Tweet with a smaller group to help us incorporate feedback while identifying and resolving potential issues. This includes how people might misuse the feature. You can never be too careful,” reads the post.  

“Later this month, we’ll be expanding Edit Tweet access to Twitter Blue subscribers. As part of their subscription, they receive early access to features and help us test them before they come to Twitter. The test will be localized to a single country at first and expand as we learn and observe how people use Edit Tweet. We’ll also be paying close attention to how the feature impacts the way people read, write, and engage with Tweets,” Twitter Inc. added. 

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Having long debated the edit option, the powers that be at Twitter have oscillated between contrasting positions. As recently as January 2020, former CEO Jack Dorsey dismissed talk of including the edit button. But when Tesla CEO Elon Musk stirred the pot with a Twitter poll, asking if the edit option should be made available or not. A majority voted yes, heaping pressure on Twitter bosses. Twitter quickly clarified that they were testing out the features behind the scenes, even before Musk’s poll had gone viral.