Twitter Tests Out an Edit Button, Says It Has Nothing To Do With Elon Musk’s Poll
Company stakeholder Musk happened to recently poll the feature to his followers.
Twitter has begun testing out an edit button allowing users to alter published tweets. The company revealed the news on Tuesday, saying that it’s been “working on an edit feature since last year.”
Twitter went on to clarify that it didn’t get the idea from a poll, a reference to its newest stakeholder Elon Musk, who recently posted a poll asking users if they want an edit button. While the decision isn’t entirely up to Musk, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal retweeted his poll and added that “the consequences of this poll will be important.”
The consequences of this poll will be important. Please vote carefully. https://t.co/UDJIvznALB
— Parag Agrawal (@paraga) April 5, 2022
In a different thread, head of consumer product Jay Sullivan shared that an edit button has been the most requested Twitter feature for years. He said that the company is “actively seeking input and adversarial thinking” while testing the feature in order to prevent it from being misused to alter public records.
Twitter will begin testing edits with Twitter Blue subscribers first. The feature may compel more users to sign up for the premium service, which currently costs $2.99 USD per month.
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