Twitter Confirms It’s Working On An Edit Button, Says Idea Not Based On Elon Musk Poll
deadline.comNo joke: Twitter has confirmed that it’s working an edit feature which would allow users to tweak their tweets after posting.
The social media platform had initially revealed the news in a one-line tweet on April 1, but it was widely interpreted as an April Fool’s gag (it didn’t help that when asked about the seriousness of the post, Twitter’s response at the time was: “We cannot confirm or deny, but we may edit our statement later”).
On Tuesday, the communications team tweeted that the company has in fact been developing the feature since last year — and in a winking reference to new board member, Elon Musk, said that the idea did not come from a poll.Musk, who earlier this week became the company’s largest shareholder, had asked users in a survey: “Do you want an edit button?” The results of the poll showed nearly 74% of about 4.4 million respondents are for it.
And Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal is certainly taking it seriously, encouraging people to “vote carefully.”Do you want an edit button?— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 5, 2022The consequences of this poll will be important.
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