Twitter plans edit button, says Elon Musk’s poll had nothing to do with it

Enlarge / Forthcoming "Edit Tweet" option as seen in a post by Twitter's communications team. (credit: Twitter)

Twitter is adding an edit button, the company said yesterday. The "Edit Tweet" option will become available "in the coming months" to users of the paid Twitter Blue subscription, with a potential rollout to other users later on.

The announcement came shortly after Elon Musk joined the Twitter board of directors and polled users about whether they want an edit button. But Twitter said the edit button has been in the works for months.

"Now that everyone is asking... yes, we've been working on an edit feature since last year!" Twitter's communications team wrote in a tweet. "No, we didn't get the idea from a poll . We're kicking off testing within @TwitterBlue Labs in the coming months to learn what works, what doesn't, and what's possible." Twitter Blue currently has an "Undo Tweet" option that delays sending tweets for up to 60 seconds, but the planned edit button would be the first feature to let users change a tweet after it has been posted. Twitter Blue costs $2.99 a month in the US.

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