“I think this fear is well founded given the history of toxic interactions on the platform.”
Small Button, Big Changes
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How will Twitter’s edit button work?
Twitter could have some serious growing pains to work out!
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They believe that the expectation is that what they’re reading on Twitter won’t change unless deleted.
“What makes Twitter, Twitter, is that your thoughts stand in stone,” Micol said.
Previously, tweets could be deleted, but that would also remove all traces of any likes or retweets.
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Edited tweets will have a badge, but some worry it might not be enough.
Why Now?
Could Twitter be overcomplicating a winning formula?
Twitter later confirmed it was indeedworking on an edit button.
Especially when doing it within the 30-minute editing window.
After 30 minutes, you’re likely going to already have a response from a large segment of Tweeters.
Correction 9/8/22: Changed the mistaken attribution in the final paragraph to the correct source.
