Tweeters’ oft-memed, unanswered desperation, and years-long clamoring for an editing option (which had been done by Facebook ages ago) have finally been heard. 

The almighty editing option is now a potential reality nearing release for Twitter Blue users. No more looking back at typos and grammar flunks, or having to embarrassingly delete some bizarre Tweet you had forgotten about. But only, if you pay for it. Smart, yet disappointing, right?

We don’t know how the button will really look like or how much grace time users can get. Will the amended Tweet have an ‘edited’ label next to its timestamp? Will an alert be sent out to followers notifying them about the new Tweet version? Will we have an archival link preserving the original Tweet? The list of buzzing questions and ongoing speculations is endless.

We have one simple wish: Twitter ought to test all UX possibilities with full transparency, bearing in mind the company’s history of content moderation policies. 

Therefore, we stress on the need for a Twitter guardrail to protect the lives it incubates and the voices it harbors, that is if ‘free speech is [truly] the bedrock of a functioning democracy’ as Elon Musk claims. Let’s edit Tweets responsibly.

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