Busy week for Twitter. After the announcement of its illustrious new main shareholder, Elon Musk, the company has announced that it is working on one of the most requested features.
The company has indeed revealed that it is working on an “edit” button, which has long been requested by users of the platform. The feature is expected to begin testing “in the coming months.”
Jay Sullivan, head of consumer products at Twitter, says that functionality will require time limits, controls, and transparency on what has been changed.
Edition with conditions
“Ensuring the integrity of a public conversation is our top priority,” Sullivan said of working on the new feature. ” That is why [ce travail] will take time,” he predicts, as the company seeks “conflicting inputs and thoughts before launching the editing feature.”
“We will approach this feature with care and thought and we will share updates as they come,” he adds.
Twitter specifies that this novelty does not respond to the survey posted the day before by its new shareholder Elon Musk.
Elon Musk and Twitter
Elon Musk acquired 9.2% of Twitter shares this week, before being named to the company’s board of directors. The Tesla and SpaceX boss has previously had run-ins with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over his tweets. He also insulted politicians on the social network who threatened to tax his billions.
Nevertheless, Parag Agrawal, CEO of Twitter, welcomes his arrival: “Discussing with Elon over the past few weeks, it became clear to us that he would bring great value to our board. He’s both passionate about service and very critical of it, which is exactly what we need on Twitter, and in the boardroom, to make us stronger in the long run. Welcome Elon! »
Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, also welcomed the arrival of the entrepreneur to the board of directors of the company: “I am really happy that Elon joins the board of directors of Twitter! He cares deeply about our world and Twitter’s role in it. »
Source: ZDNet.com