Twitter starts testing an edit button, but you have to pay for it

Twitter is now testing its highly-requested Edit Tweet characteristic. After years of memes and jokes, editable tweets will likely be obtainable to some Twitter Blue subscribers later this month. The characteristic is at the moment present process “inner testing,” and seems to imitate Fb in its edit fashion, with a linked edit historical past for tweets that we noticed in leaks earlier this year.

“Tweets will have the ability to be edited a number of occasions within the half-hour following their publication,” in response to a Twitter blog post. “Edited Tweets will seem with an icon, timestamp, and label so it’s clear to readers that the unique Tweet has been modified.”

The edit label will embody a whole edit historical past, with previous variations of the edited tweet. Twitter says it’s testing editable tweets with a small group initially to seize any early points. “This contains how individuals would possibly misuse the characteristic. You’ll be able to by no means be too cautious,” says Twitter.

As soon as the preliminary inner testing is full, the Edit Tweet characteristic will increase to some Twitter Blue subscribers later this month. “The check will likely be localized to a single nation at first and increase as we study and observe how individuals use Edit Tweet,” explains Twitter.

Jay Sullivan, Twitter’s VP of shopper product, mentioned earlier this year that enhancing a tweet has been “essentially the most requested Twitter characteristic for a few years.” Whereas it’s extremely requested, there has additionally been concern round misuse. Former CEO Jack Dorsey resisted an Edit Tweet characteristic, saying in 2020 that Twitter would “probably never” add the characteristic.

Fb, Instagram, Medium, and lots of different platforms embody edit buttons, and there aren’t many high-profile examples of abuse. Meta’s former chief safety officer Alex Stamos highlighted a cryptocurrency scam involving Fb’s enhancing characteristic earlier this yr, however it’s nonetheless a uncommon instance.

Twitter is simply speaking about editable tweets for its Blue subscription, which recently raised its price in the US to $4.99 per 30 days from $2.99. Meaning we in all probability gained’t see an edit button for normal customers any time quickly. Different options obtainable to Twitter Blue subscribers embody an undo feature to recall tweets earlier than you ship them, a customizable navigation bar, a listing of prime articles shared by individuals you observe, and even NFT hexagon profile pics.