{"id":459797,"date":"2022-09-08T09:04:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T07:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=459797"},"modified":"2022-09-08T09:06:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T07:06:35","slug":"twitters-edit-button-will-limit-number-of-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/459797-twitters-edit-button-will-limit-number-of-changes.html","title":{"rendered":"Twitter’s edit button will limit number of changes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Twitter’s much-requested tweet editing feature will limit users to amending posts five times within half an hour, TechCrunch reports<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last week, the popular social media platform announced<\/strong><\/a> it would roll out an edit button for tweets as part of a test, following years of many Twitter users calling for the feature.<\/p>\n

Competing services like Facebook and Instagram have been offering editing capabilities for some time, allowing users to fix mistakes like typos or to add more information.<\/p>\n

But some sceptics have warned a Twitter edit button could create problems.<\/p>\n

Abusers could use it to spread misinformation, promote scams, or flip-flop on an opinion to make it seem like they received numerous retweets and likes for a controversial post.<\/p>\n

Facebook has been getting around this by allowing users to see a complete history of changes on an edited post.<\/p>\n

Twitter is likely hoping that limiting the frequency of changes and the window during which you can do so would avoid this.<\/p>\n

First on Twitter Blue<\/h3>\n

The edit button will initially only be available with a Twitter Blue subscription, which is only available in a few countries, excluding South Africa.<\/p>\n

The company recently increased the price of the subscription service, which it first launched in June 2021.<\/p>\n

In the US, the price was hiked from $2.99 (R51.50) to $4.99 (R85.99, excl. VAT).<\/p>\n

Twitter Blue already includes an “Undo Tweet” feature which lets users preview and revise a tweet before it goes live within a customisable time from when the user sends the post.<\/p>\n

Other features include bookmark folders, reader mode, and customisable app icons.<\/p>\n

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Now read: Instagram slapped with R6.9 billion fine<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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