Twitter starts testing ‘Edit Tweet’ feature

For the testing period, users in the test group will be able to edit tweets a few times within 30 minutes following their publication

Twitter users may soon see some tweets with ‘last edited’ label as the company starts testing the ‘edit tweet’ feature — the most requested feature till now, internally. Twitter will also soon expand the test base for the feature to the subscribers of its paid monthly subscription Twitter Blue.

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“It’s true: Edit Tweet is being tested by our team internally. The test will then be initially expanded to Twitter Blue subscribers in the coming weeks,” the company said in a blog.

It added that it is its most requested feature to date and even those whose who are not part of the test group will be able to see if a Tweet has been edited. The Edit feature will allows users to 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,” as per Twitter.

The U. S.-headquartered firm had in April this year announced that it had been working on an edit feature since last year.

For the testing, users will be able to edit tweets a few times within 30 minutes following their publication. The 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,” it added.