Microblogging website Twitter said it is testing the edit button for a limited number of users. The feature will be initially available for paid users only.
“If you see an edited Tweet, it’s because we’re testing the edit button,” the official Twitter account tweeted Thursday.
“This is happening and you’ll be okay,” the tweet added
“Edit Tweet is a feature that lets people make changes to their Tweet after it’s been published. Think of it as a short period of time to do things like fix typos, add missed tags, and more,” said the company in a blog post.
“For this test, Tweets will be able to be edited a few times in the 30 minutes following their publication. Edited Tweets will appear with an icon, timestamp, and label so it’s clear to readers that the original Tweet has been modified. Tapping the label will take viewers to the Tweet’s Edit History, which includes past versions of the Tweet.”
“For context, the time limit and version history play an important role here. They help protect the integrity of the conversation and create a publicly accessible record of what was said,” the statement added.
“Twitter Blue” subscribers will have access to the Edit button.
Following the completion of initial internal testing, the Edit Tweet feature will be made available to a few Twitter Blue subscribers later this month.
Earlier this year, Twitter announced that the company is working on the Edit button

