As promised, it will soon be possible to edit a tweet after it has been posted. Twitter will also offer to try this highly anticipated function. But only users of the paid version to test it in preview.
The Edit function on Twitter, which allows you to modify a tweet after it has been published, is eagerly awaited by users of the social network, especially since it is available on other platforms. She is about to be launched, as shown the screenshots of some specialists. Initially, it will only be accessible to subscribers to TwitterBlue, who can try the betas of Twitter… with a paid subscription. This plan is currently only available in the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand, for $2.99 per month – a rate that will soon increase to $4.99 dollars. It is likely that the function will eventually be rolled out to all users.
Tweet editing: a long-requested feature
A typo on a tweet? A misused verb? A misinterpretation? Many tweeters have experienced the frustration of having to delete their tweet and being forced to rephrase to post it again. While Facebook and LinkedIn offer the possibility to edit their posts, on Twitter it is not possible to correct any tweet. Much requested since the birth of the social network in 2006, this modification function will soon be launched. The announcement was made in a tweet, confirming that the project had been under consideration for about a year.
On April 5, Elon Musk launched a poll from his iPhone’s Twitter app to ask his subscribers if they wanted an edit button or not. After tens of thousands of retweets, nearly 4.5 million votes, the result was final; 73.6% positive responses.
Elon Musk’s poll immediately sparked fiery reactions from Twitter users. Modifying a shell or a verb, a past participle agreement, a forgotten plural… that’s one thing. be able to modify ad vitam eternal a tweet, completely changing its meaning months later, is something else entirely. Trying to escape mockery and a bad buzz by cheerfully modifying a tweet, would that be of interest? What will happen if a tweet that has gone viral is strategically edited with rogue meaning? And what if politicians can intervene on a tweet that has become embarrassing based on current events? It’s also easy for a government office, a multinational, a ministry, a public figure… to regain a virginity after a scandal. A possible drift pointed out immediately by twittos not fooled by possible diversions. Internet users then suggested a time limit for editing: 5 to 10 minutes or the addition, as in Facebook, of the history of modifications.