Twitter Not Trying Edit Feature on Tweets, Company Clarifies After Few Users Were Able to Do So Due to Technical Bug
According to the Verge, users were able to somehow edit their tweets on Sunday. If a user deleted a tweet's response and then tried to respond to it again, the 'deleted' text reappeared, allowing them to fix any mistakes and re-post it. As per a report in the Verge, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey went on record saying that the company would "probably never" introduce an edit button.
Washington DC, September 14: Twitter on Sunday clarifies that it is not trying out an edit feature on tweets after some users were able to do so for some time due to a technical "bug".
According to the Verge, users were able to somehow edit their tweets on Sunday. If a user deleted a tweet's response and then tried to respond to it again, the 'deleted' text reappeared, allowing them to fix any mistakes and re-post it. Also Read | Mumbai Man's Dead Body Handed Over to Wrong Family, Cremated, Relatives Protest at Sion Hospital; Watch Video.
However, when users started to celebrate, a Twitter spokesperson clarified that the company is not trying out any such feature and it was just a "bug". Users have repeatedly been asking Twitter to incorporate the option to edit tweets. Also Read | Himanshi Khurana Shuts Up Break Up Rumours With Asim Riaz, Shares A Bigg Boss 13 Photo.
As per a report in the Verge, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey went on record saying that the company would "probably never" introduce an edit button.
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