Twitter already knows how many times we will be able to edit tweets

It is one of the most demanded options by users since the social network was launched back in 2006. Now, in the middle of 2022, there are testers who are testing the operation of this new option and it seems that there are details that are worth highlighting .

Twitter last week announced a long-awaited feature: the ability to edit tweets. The company said that once the feature is available, users will be able to edit their tweets up to 30 minutes after they are published.

After knowing that time frame (quite curious, since no social network has a set time to edit messages), we learned about a new feature: users will only be able to edit their tweets five times within this period.

Although this limit seems enough to correct typos, upload media files or add some tags, the company could have introduced it to prevent people from abusing the feature by changing the content of the tweet on a whim.

The company explained to TechCrunch that it is currently observing the behavior of testers with said option, and that the number of editions available to users within 30 minutes could change.

The “edit tweet” feature will first be available to users who pay for the optional subscription, called Twitter Blue.

Twitter has confirmed that New Zealand subscribers will be the first to get the feature. and that it will later be extended to Twitter Blue users in Australia, Canada and the United States, once usage patterns are better understood.

After the company laid out its plans for the edit button, experts say the tool could be used to spread political disinformation (fake news) or scams (crypto world classic).

But those cases will only come to light once more people start using the feature on a regular basis. It’s too early to tell if the feature will become a threat or just an option for people to fix their typos.

The social network has faced a lot of scrutiny in the last couple of months over how it has handled its security practices, spam account capture methods, and detection of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).