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Finally: Twitter is testing edit button as it trials letting users change tweets after posting https://t.co/NSvuFhNN0b
— Sonja (@GuyltyPleasure) September 2, 2022
Révolution!!! Twitter trials letting users edit tweets after posting | Twitter | The Guardian https://t.co/IIlp8nWM48
— Ronnie Lassiaille (@RonnieLass) September 1, 2022
Hell hath truly frozen over.
— RiverRising (@The12fthOfNever) September 1, 2022
Twitter is trialing an editing feature that allows users to change tweets up to 30 minutes after they are published – but lets people view prior versions. https://t.co/IPBqUoW678
Twitter is finaaaaally lettingg the midle aged glases-lossing users lik me corect twets up to 30 mins after oubliicaaton. Graeat move thatsmost welcom e hank you https://t.co/Y7ap89Pcz5
— Dominic Casciani (@BBCDomC) September 1, 2022
“Twitter said an edit button was the platform’s most requested feature…” 🥴 https://t.co/gISVDWQEFR
— Surveillance Killjoy (@hypervisible) September 1, 2022
yep, dumb. Makes everything way more complicated; basically not safe to retweet anything less than 30 mins old; many people will simply not realise the edit history exists and get duped by mischievous edits; & the problem we're trying to solve is... typos? https://t.co/Rc8KqZA62a
— iucounu (@iucounu) September 1, 2022
🔥@MilesKlee is RIGHT. https://t.co/fS19POg3Y8
— Jamie McCarty (@JamieMcCarty) September 2, 2022
For @Slate, I wrote about the misguided dream of a Twitter edit button, and how it will make this site less fun. https://t.co/dgmQniY5I5
— crazy ass moments in unemployment (@MilesKlee) September 2, 2022
I'll bet all the money in my pockets against all the money in yours that an edit function for Twitter will widely, trollishly abused by mischievous users. https://t.co/6klznkVAne
— Jason Pontin (@jason_pontin) September 2, 2022
I don't have the energy to explain why you don't really want an edit button, but @MilesKlee does.https://t.co/GfJTqNHfFl
— Sleepy Murph 🍂 (@sleepymurph) September 2, 2022
트위터가 편집 기능을 시험중인 모양. https://t.co/7GeZcqqljH
— 푸른곰 (@purengom) September 1, 2022
We’re getting the edit button! https://t.co/Wr2dj9hxp1
— Linz DeFranco (@LinzDeFranco) September 1, 2022
Farewell Typos! Twitter Unveils an Edit Button.
— Natasha Fatah (@NatashaFatah) September 1, 2022
FINALLY!!https://t.co/wJucmoV928
Twitter #edit button:
— Morgan Trau (@MorganTrau) September 1, 2022
I used to be anti-edit, because disinformation, but this seems pretty reasonable 🕵🏻♀️https://t.co/T6Y6VZ42xV pic.twitter.com/WH5x0RzMM7
And yes it really felt this long. Every. Single. Tweet.
— Christine Mohan (@christinemohan) September 1, 2022
"According to Kate Conger’s calculations at The New York Times, 'It has only been about 15 years, nine months and 22 days' since Twitter users started asking for the ability to edit a posted tweet. https://t.co/7xdz49qSZt
なぬ？ツイッターに編集ボタンが付くと？https://t.co/09GwKhUFWf
— Kazuto Suzuki (@KS_1013) September 1, 2022
Look, is it better to have these safeguards than not to have them? Of course. Will they stop the edit button from becoming a disinformation tool? Not a chance. https://t.co/k3DrpSOrhU pic.twitter.com/szpVeCTaip
— Maggie Astor (@MaggieAstor) September 1, 2022
Like all of Twitter’s features, this will be mostly cool but will have all sorts of unintended consequences. https://t.co/OLUsu3wPyx
— Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) September 1, 2022
At long last, our prayers have been answered.
— The Jewish Ginger Resister (@JewishResister) September 1, 2022
Edit button, come to me.https://t.co/rrdFZ0oiPm
Farewell Typos! Twitter Unveils an Edit Button. https://t.co/TBYb2OapeK
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) September 1, 2022
Can't wait till it rolls out!
— Lisa #EastCoastOrBust Rowe (@txvoodoo) September 1, 2022
"Farewell Typos! Twitter Unveils an Edit Button." https://t.co/E9qxBj78TU pic.twitter.com/uNHN7de5bg
Works for me.https://t.co/0t1O1VFGTH pic.twitter.com/uNdieIAozy
— Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org (@froomkin) September 1, 2022
"Patience obtains everything" (St Teresa of Avila).
— Carmelite Quotes (@carmelitequotes) September 1, 2022
Even an edit button.
Thank you, @Twitter https://t.co/dUfSVCDy0S
I had to fire up another cylinder in my brain to make sure Sept. 1 wasn't April Fools' Day.
— Mikhail Zinshteyn (he/him) (@mzinshteyn) September 1, 2022
Farewell Typos! Twitter Unveils an Edit Button. https://t.co/uVJq4XzaK9
Finally, a Twitter diet button!https://t.co/WXWxpr54b3
— Gary Butler (@Butlerewhon) September 1, 2022
Twitter Unveils an Edit Button, Finally - The New York Times https://t.co/mDMQePq61W
— SK_Azzi (@tinderella1844) September 1, 2022
*Double checks to make sure it’s not Auto Fools Day * https://t.co/AHzlImDjDv
— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) September 1, 2022
Editing tweets is gonna be such a good tool for those who argue in bad faith. https://t.co/745Wx8Wq0I
— Josh Sternberg (@joshsternberg) September 1, 2022
With editing now being tried out by @TwitterSupport, I have to modify my policies.
— Cheryl Rofer (@CherylRofer) September 1, 2022
1) No retweeting of accounts I don't know until they are at least 30 minutes old.
2) Additional care in retweeting accounts I trust.
One of the virtues of Twitter is its speed. Or used to be.
Disastrously bad idea. You're giving politicians the opportunity to retroactively change their words, promises, vows.
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) September 1, 2022
Even civilians could abuse it. https://t.co/67PuZfZriP
WE WON https://t.co/u9KYqSSlK5
— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) September 1, 2022
pissy little media complaint but if you put out a story under a 2pm embargo don't tweet about it at 1:40pm? https://t.co/fore9pqGtr
— alex hern (@alexhern) September 1, 2022
An edit button seems rife with potential for abuse https://t.co/iEtPbox5eC
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) September 1, 2022
Ok, fine, @dotMudge was right. Burn this thing to the ground. https://t.co/6EyHIz7HfP
— Ian Brown (@igb) September 1, 2022
Twitter said in April it was "working on" an edit button: https://t.co/ujyHVWMeP2
— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) September 1, 2022
Looks like they're now starting a public test of the feature: https://t.co/jQF3DzWHCe
Unless twitter massively upscales the PEOPLE side of abuse and moderation, the edit button will cause FAR more problems than it solves.
— Carl Anka (@Ankaman616) September 1, 2022
What is Twitter going to do when a tweet describes me as "ducking bigger"?
The "you" who will be ok, is brands, not people. https://t.co/W64Da2GCLz
The idea that you’d have to pay to use an edit button is the stupidest thing I’ve heard in a long series of them.
— Dave Pell (@davepell) September 1, 2022
And who gives a shit about an edit button?
I agree that disinfo/misinfo fears are a bit overblown, but I also think that people lie and make shit up on every website and if having an edit button is what it takes for people to stop treating tweets like some bastion of objective truth, so be it.https://t.co/esuNnCyY7L
— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) September 1, 2022
Ok, but now I want to edit *other* people's tweets.
— Mike Masnick (@mmasnick) September 1, 2022
This is a terrible time to introduce the 'edit' button. Plays directly into Putin's hands.
— ProfJeffJarviss (Media and News Company) (@ProfJeffJarviss) September 1, 2022
This seems...entirely sensible? https://t.co/KSRaG8TnRp pic.twitter.com/U6JPgEjRgs
— Shira Ovide (@ShiraOvide) September 1, 2022
terrible news for the people that love commenting on our spelling errors https://t.co/axN9rmRuj6
— IGN (@IGN) September 1, 2022
So... normal Twitter then. https://t.co/OHuVVnrFn4
— Sweary Aaron (@TripperheadToo) September 1, 2022
This is better than the total chaos I anticipated but I still think it might be a pretty spectacular mistake https://t.co/lNhS39yi0n
— Dr. Sunny Moraine PhD in awful things (@dynamicsymmetry) September 1, 2022
So screengrabs/captures will become a bigger thing, I am guessing, as people try and save images of other people’s mistakes/gaffes/offensive remarks on this hellsite before they get corrected. https://t.co/6z3B9EWqCt
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) September 1, 2022
Errr Twitter just broke its own embargo by 20 mins https://t.co/vsLI1eVs9A
— Chris Stokel-Walker (@stokel) September 1, 2022
I continue to think these fears are overblown, but Twitter should consider explicitly forbidding using the feature this way, and suspend or ban accounts that do it https://t.co/Pe8opMQaL1
— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) September 1, 2022
I was certain an edit button wouldn't happen. I maintain it's likely a bad idea, even with precautions like edit history and time limits. But heck, @Twitter, prove me wrong :) https://t.co/X2i5fK1J7C
— Ben Adida (@benadida) September 1, 2022
Leave it to social media to have a decent idea then totally screw it up in execution. I mean, Facebook is a blight, but at least its edit feature makes sense. https://t.co/jkEB6OYwDF
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) September 1, 2022
ok, this sounds like the right way to do it https://t.co/RWZBXa44PC
— No Warranty ✡️🏳️🌈 (@cebsilver) September 1, 2022
We wrote about Twitter's edit button and what could go wrong. https://t.co/5pUJzacn3i w/ @rachelerman pic.twitter.com/hyNNZQoWdr
— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) September 1, 2022
Finally! Now @WhatsApp should also give edit button. Deleting entire message to correct a typo or wrong emoji is no fun. https://t.co/7z7jXL7icg
— Rahul Roushan (@rahulroushan) September 1, 2022
This is why you should have maybe 30-60 seconds to edit a tweet, not after it has gone viral. Just long enough for you to realize you typed your instead of you’re and look like a fucking idiot. https://t.co/lC3VVqcIZL
— xtina (@xtina1229) September 1, 2022
Imagine what Twitter might become if it were swamped by this kind of garbage content — I shudder to think https://t.co/XavxRI7gdC
— Mattathias Schwartz (@Schwartzesque) September 1, 2022
Great coverage by @washingtonpost @WillOremus.
— Rachel Tobac (@RachelTobac) September 1, 2022
The edit button is particularly dangerous on Twitter bc tweets influence markets, nat security, & voting at a faster rate than most tools. We don't need additional disinformation risk ahead of next election.https://t.co/anrok9k6Qx pic.twitter.com/ufUk9J5Zpz
Brace yourselves for an unbearable few hours on Twitter! https://t.co/p1FMWVsLUy
— Olivia Solon (@oliviasolon) September 1, 2022
You don’t have to think before you tweet if you can afford to pay for the privilege. That’s fine.
— Joe Brown (he/him) (@joemfbrown) September 1, 2022
Nobody has been able to explain to me how this would not be heavily abused to get people Rting and QTing messages they do not want to promote https://t.co/qgknZWXnrJ
— jon rosenberg🌮 (@jonrosenberg) September 1, 2022
Just a heads up…y’all will continue to see posts from me with errors because I’ve learned 2 things from not being able to edit:
— Kim Crayton ~ Antiracist Economist ~ She/Her ✊🏾💛 (@KimCrayton1) September 1, 2022
1. Y’all understand me regardless
2. Treating social media posts like peer-reviewed papers is hella classiest and exclusionary https://t.co/T0C4upT4sR
Is editing a tweet worth outing yourself as someone who pays five American dollars monthly for Twitter Blue
— adam moussa (@adamjmoussa) September 1, 2022
The day Twitter became Facebook. https://t.co/nN0ykwuBDM
— Johnetta Elzie (@Nettaaaaaaaa) September 1, 2022
can we edit other peoples tweets twitter https://t.co/sb62os6U5s
— darth™ (@darth) September 1, 2022
if you see an edited Tweet it's because we're testing the edit button
— Twitter (@Twitter) September 1, 2022
this is happening and you'll be okay
"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."
— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) September 1, 2022
Thanks, Twitter!https://t.co/1hjh3IKYMy
Yep. I asked them about this. Because I can see how to exploit the feature as it currently stands and I'm no evil genius. OK, I am, but I'm an evil genius who uses her power for good.
— Ina Fried (@inafried) September 1, 2022
No new rules for now, but they are keeping a close eye, I am told.
I will never pay to edit twetes embrace imperfectoin
— dan 'thoughtful grunge' seifert (@dcseifert) September 1, 2022
Tired: Delete your tweet and re-type it better
— David Pierce (@pierce) September 1, 2022
Wired: Edit button
Inspired: Just don't tweet at all, no mistakes that way https://t.co/2iGpqU2WCX
Twitter has long had a superior edit button called “delete” which allows you to remove a bad tweet and repost a better one without anyone being confused about what happened.
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) September 1, 2022
Seeing loads of hot takes that ignore the product thinking behind Twitter's approach (duh, because that's more fun).
— ˗ˏˋ Chris Messina ˎˊ˗ (@chrismessina) September 1, 2022
That you'll only get 30m to make a change, and that the tweet was edited will be clearly marked, seem to address many of these concerns.https://t.co/aEZObHHXrb
#Twitter really is about to let people edit their tweets https://t.co/mSUuUYVfcq #socialmedia #content pic.twitter.com/mmyWtvVl6L
— Martin Jones (@martinjonesaz) September 1, 2022
I’m going to start mkaing typos just so I can corect them. https://t.co/bqCHYv3Rub
— Harry McCracken 🇺🇦 (@harrymccracken) September 1, 2022
It's happening, finally.https://t.co/aQlLiYrdeK
— Brian Clark (@BrianClark) September 1, 2022
Twitter Blue Subscribers Will Soon Be Able to Edit Tweets https://t.co/QQzN1LHvep pic.twitter.com/Fyguops8FR
— Thurrott Feed (@Thurrottfeed) September 1, 2022
Yes! Finally we will be able to edit! For me it will be wonderful to correct the typos my proofreading misses🙃😂#Proudblue22 #DemVoice1 #ResistanceUnited #TruBlue #Rabbithole https://t.co/OCULoAbQ7g via @nbcnews
— Sheryl with an S 🇺🇸💙🌊🌊🏳️🌈🇮🇪☘️🇺🇦💔 (@beachblond52) September 1, 2022
Twitter to test long-awaited edit button : Twitter announced Thursday it is testing out its new "edit" button after saying the feature would "come soon" back in April. via NBCNews https://t.co/LWtrnYQwIy
— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) September 1, 2022
#TwitterEdit
— (((Bvweir))) 🌻🇺🇦🌻 #WeAreAllUkrainianNow🌠 (@Bvweir) September 1, 2022
What we’ve been wanting for so long may now come true
Twitter to test long-awaited edit button
— #NBCNews
https://t.co/ezTP0mNpYW
Twitter tests out edit button!https://t.co/WW23kWI8b1
— Eric Rosen (@erosen1) September 1, 2022
Twitter tests out 'edit' button on platform.
— ❤️🧡💛ᗰia💚💙💜 (@mommamia1217) September 1, 2022
Do dreams really come true??? https://t.co/cW5D04y71s
Twitter tests out 'edit' button on platform https://t.co/3uGENB5lYL
— Wiley ☮️🦍💫🐳💫🦣💫🐻❄️💫🐝 (@OceanBreeze87) September 1, 2022
Finally???
— Ge🌞rge Wept (@GeorgeWept) September 1, 2022
Maybe.https://t.co/qZ9Mk8xaE1
At first I was thrilled. But then I read deeper and it will be only for subscribers. This is just a test. Only a test. https://t.co/1kFLSt1oly
— Barbara Malmet (@B52Malmet) September 1, 2022
Twitter’s Edit Button Arrives This Month.https://t.co/ggf324XIR5
— Droid Life (@droid_life) September 1, 2022
I’ll delete or deal I’m not paying for Twitter. https://t.co/oOLbqVSOkC
— Andrea Marie (@DaniPayson) September 1, 2022
9月1日 Reuters - Twitter Incは、今後数週間のうちに、有料購読者向けに広く要望されている編集ボタンを開始すると、ソーシャル メディア企業が木曜日に発表した
— sk2002 (@sk200216) September 1, 2022
Twitter will roll out long-awaited edit button to paid subscribers https://t.co/T4ze0bH808
"Edited tweets will have an icon and timestamp to display when the post was last edited. Users will be able to click on the label of an edited tweet to view the edit history and previous versions of the post." https://t.co/qrvWurbCGZ
— American Times ★ Docuseries (@ExportedFromMI) September 1, 2022
15 giraffes, 12 donkeys and 65 baby seals were clubbed to death (and one Elon Musk tweet) to bring you this. https://t.co/kBSOSrbNKJ by @Sheila_Dang
— Kenneth Li (@kenli729) September 1, 2022
"Edited tweets will have an icon and timestamp to display when the post was last edited. Users will be able to click on the label of an edited tweet to view the edit history and previous versions of the post." https://t.co/qrvWurbCGZ
— American Times ★ Docuseries (@ExportedFromMI) September 1, 2022
트위터 블루에 가입해 돈을 내야 한다는 모양. 편집이력은 남는다고. https://t.co/NUxeVdyDhm
— 푸른곰 (@purengom) September 1, 2022
Twitter: An Edit Button! https://t.co/3FR46WDRXH by @jodyserrano
— Timothy Caulfield (@CaulfieldTim) September 1, 2022
Me: “Will that ‘in the moment’ content be lost? If a politician says something outrageous — something that reveals something about their true state of mind — will they try to edit away the controversy? COVFEFE.”
Great coverage by @washingtonpost @WillOremus.
— Rachel Tobac (@RachelTobac) September 1, 2022
The edit button is particularly dangerous on Twitter bc tweets influence markets, nat security, & voting at a faster rate than most tools. We don't need additional disinformation risk ahead of next election.https://t.co/anrok9k6Qx pic.twitter.com/ufUk9J5Zpz
We wrote about Twitter's edit button and what could go wrong. https://t.co/5pUJzacn3i w/ @rachelerman pic.twitter.com/hyNNZQoWdr
— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) September 1, 2022
Update: here's our full story on Twitter's edit button, w/ new details
— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) September 1, 2022
- you can edit images/video as well as text(!)
- you can use it to add alt text
- it's a premium feature *for now* but Twitter has its eye on eventually giving it to everyone https://t.co/5pUJzacn3i
Twitter starts testing an edit button, but you have to pay for it https://t.co/Czv2Ts40iM pic.twitter.com/At4S1QQB0h
— The Verge (@verge) September 1, 2022
Twitter has started testing its edit button today, but you have to pay for it. Here's what it looks like, and Twitter Blue subscribers will get access later this month. Full details here: https://t.co/wsng2PaBOb pic.twitter.com/y5gQHYz6mX
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) September 1, 2022
Twitter Blue is on the way! Are you willing to pay to edit your tweets?https://t.co/C1w6XD0PgT
— John Legere (@JohnLegere) September 1, 2022
Good morning ☕ #LiTFam!
— 👑 🅱️🆁🆈🅰️🅽 #LiT❤️🔥 (@LiTOfficiall) September 1, 2022
Twitter is testing a new feature for Twitter blue subs, an edit button 😍https://t.co/KSzwh1nLcF
트위터, 유료 구독 서비스인 Blue 사용자를 대상으로 트윗수정 기능 도입. 작성 후 30분까지만 가능하며, 모든 수정 기록은 다른 이용자가 확인할 수 있어. https://t.co/JGUPMhMIfE
— Paranal (@nagato708) September 1, 2022