Twitter to soon roll out long-awaited edit button to paid subscribers

Twitter Inc will launch a widely requested edit button for its paid subscribers in the coming weeks. Subscribers who pay $4.99 per month for Twitter Blue will soon be able to edit their tweets a few times within 30 minutes of publication.

For years, Twitter users have demanded the ability to edit their tweets after publishing in order to fix errors like typos. The company said on its blog, “Think of it as a short period of time to do things like fix typos, add missed tags, and more.”

Edited tweets will have an icon and timestamp to display when the post was last edited. Users will be able to click on the label of an edited tweet to view the edit history and previous versions of the post.

Users of Twitter Blue - the subscription offering now available in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand – “receive early access to features and help us test them before they come to Twitter,” the company said.

“Tweeting will feel more approachable and less stressful. You should be able to participate in the conversation in a way that makes sense to you, and we’ll keep working on ways that make it feel effortless to do just that,” Twitter said.