Twitter is readying the ability for users to edit tweets. This long-requested feature was first seen as an April Fools’ Day joke and then later confirmed by the company that this is in fact happening. Now, we have more info on how editing tweets will actually work.
According to developer and app researcher Nima Owji, Twitter is working on a timer for when you’re editing a tweet, and it will appear when you’re editing it.
As of now, it’s not clear if users will have 30 minutes to edit a tweet or if it’s just a placeholder for the official release. Other platforms have a different approach. Facebook lets you edit any post with no problem, although it will show an “edited” mark. Instagram, on the other hand, doesn’t show when you edit a caption, for example.
Another interesting finding by Owji is that you won’t be able to like, retweet, or reply to the old version of an edited tweet. That means it will almost feel like a deleted tweet, as you’ll be able to interact only with the newest version of that tweet.
#Twitter is working on a timer for the Tweet Composer. It shows up when you’re editing a tweet! pic.twitter.com/1CVfCHe4yA
— Nima Owji (@nima_owji) June 3, 2022
According to her, tweets will remain “unchanged” even with the introduction of the Edit Tweet feature. Wong explains based on her findings that instead of editing the original tweet, the platform will create a new tweet using a different ID. More than that, Twitter will keep a record of the original tweet, as well as any previous edits the user has made.
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#Twitter won’t let you Like, Retweet, or Reply to the old version of an edited tweet! pic.twitter.com/iGkEnJz3yS
