Twitter has lengthy declined to ship a button to edit tweets which have already been despatched, saying they exist as an immutable report that may solely be deleted, however not altered.
With the protection of the world on the road nevertheless, Twitter has agreed to ship the choice, however solely on one situation.
You can have an edit button when everybody wears a masks
— Twitter (@Twitter) July 2, 2020
Twitter desires everybody to put on masks, says their official account. Masks have confirmed to be probably the most efficient interventions to cut back the unfold of COVID-19. However they solely actually work of everybody wears them, and twitter has taken that factor into consideration.
In case one thinks it’s a joke, Nick Pacilio, Senior Communications Manager at Twitter, has confirmed it’s not.
Of course, given the state of the world, Twitter most likely set the bar a bit too excessive. Twitter has stated they’ve thought of including an edit button prior to now, and most advocates recommend permitting tweets to be edited for at the least a 2-5 minutes after being despatched earlier than they change into everlasting, permitting typos to be corrected with out deleting tweets. Today’s tease suggests twitter could also be contemplating the transfer once more. That appears slightly extra probably than the convincing everybody to put on masks.
