Twitter has confirmed that edited tweets are in testing, and will be rolling out to some Twitter Blue subscribers within weeks.
Edited tweets are something of a holy grail to some Twitter users – we’ve all been in a situation on the platform where we’ve tweeted something out quickly, but there’s a big typo. But by the time we’ve realized it, it’s too late to delete it.
Edited tweets look to change this, with Twitter explaining in a blog post (opens in new tab) how the feature will work. With this in testing, these may change, but for now the test will allow users to edit a tweet for up to 30 minutes, with a label saying that the tweet has been edited.
A user can also click on this, and view the tweet history, so you can read a record of what the tweet looked like originally for clarity.
if you see an edited Tweet it’s because we’re testing the edit buttonthis is happening and you’ll be okaySeptember 1, 2022
Currently a small group is testing this feature, due to the enormity of how edited tweets could change someone’s Twitter feed, so a time limit of 30 minutes for example could be made shorter or longer, depending on feedback.
The company has explained that it will be rolled out to some Twitter Blue (opens in new tab) subscribers in the coming weeks, but with this subscription service only available in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand for now, users in the UK and other countries will miss out on the test.
Regardless, to see more confirmation that edited tweets are being worked on and soon available to be tried out is a welcome sight, and could be the biggest change to how someone uses Twitter in recent years.
