Twitter Inc. has confirmed it’s engaged on a function that can enable customers to edit tweets after they’ve been posted.
The announcement comes after Tesla Inc. Chief Government Elon Musk revealed a 9.2% stake within the social media firm and requested his followers in a ballot in the event that they needed the function.
“We’ve been exploring tips on how to construct an Edit function in a protected method since final yr and plan to start testing it inside @TwitterBlue Labs within the coming months,” Twitter’s head of client product Jay Sullivan mentioned on Tuesday.
The edit perform has been some of the requested options amongst Twitter customers for a while, the corporate mentioned. In a separate tweet, Twitter’s communications workforce denied that the transfer was associated to Mr. Musk’s ballot.
“Individuals need to have the ability to repair (generally embarrassing) errors, typos and scorching takes within the second,” Mr. Sullivan mentioned. The corporate was conscious such a perform could possibly be misused, he mentioned.
“With out issues like deadlines, controls, and transparency about what has been edited, Edit could possibly be misused to change the document of the general public dialog. Defending the integrity of that public dialog is our high precedence after we method this work,” he mentioned.
On Monday, Mr. Musk, who has been a longtime critic of Twitter, disclosed a big stake within the firm, making him one among its greatest shareholders.
The shock transfer despatched Twitter’s top off 27%, its largest one-day share acquire on document. Nonetheless, little is thought about Mr. Musk’s intentions. He has beforehand reveled within the consideration from his greater than 80 million Twitter followers, and criticized the service broadly.
The corporate later mentioned it might appoint him to its board, bringing the billionaire social-media agitator contained in the fold.
The outspoken entrepreneur hasn’t been shy about questioning Twitter’s values. In current weeks he has mused publicly about its dedication to free speech and has mentioned he was contemplating beginning a rival social-media platform of his personal.
“Free speech is crucial to a functioning democracy,” Mr. Musk mentioned in a tweet final month. “Do you imagine Twitter rigorously adheres to this precept?” Within the accompanying ballot, 70% of the greater than two million respondents voted no.
“He’s each a passionate believer and intense critic of the service which is precisely what we’d like on @Twitter, and within the boardroom, to make us stronger within the long-term. Welcome Elon!” Twitter Chief Government Parag Agrawal mentioned after the information was introduced.
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