Twitter Starts Limited Testing of New Edit Feature

Twitter Starts Limited Testing , of New Edit Feature.

The Verge reports that Twitter has begun testing a long-anticipated Edit Tweet feature.

The Verge reports that Twitter has begun testing a long-anticipated Edit Tweet feature.

Later this month, it will be available to some Twitter Blue members.

The feature comes following years of memes and jokes aimed at the platform's inability to edit posts.

According to The Verge, the Edit Tweet feature is still undergoing "internal testing." .

It has been compared to Facebook's edit feature which includes a linked edit history for tweets.

Tweets will be able to be edited a few times in the 30 minutes following their publication, Twitter blog post, via The Verge.

Edited Tweets will appear with an icon, timestamp and label so it’s clear to readers that the original Tweet has been modified, Twitter blog post, via The Verge.

The edit history will include all past versions of the edited tweet.

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According to Twitter, limited testing with a small group is intended to capture any early issues with the new feature.

The test will be localized to a single country at first and expand as we learn and observe how people use Edit Tweet, Twitter blog post, via The Verge.

This includes how people might misuse the feature.

You can never be too careful, Twitter blog post, via The Verge