Dorsey returns to the charge: twitter considers introducing the edition of tweets

Although it is not the first time that the possibility has arisen that Twitter introduces an option to edit tweets, now it seems that things are more serious. Jack Dorsey recently gave an extensive interview in which he directly addressed the possibility of adding support for editing tweets. Although he had already spoken about this matter in the past, Dorsey's comments suggest that the possibility is closer, but it still leaves a lot in the air regarding how this new feature would work.

Twitter and possible editing of tweets

During the interview, it was suggested that Twitter could add a system that allows users to edit tweets, but at the same time keep the original version of the edited tweet visible. Dorsey's response was that Twitter is investigating "exactly that."

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However, according to the conversation, it appears that the details are still unclear. For example, Dorsey suggests a time of between 5 and 30 seconds to allow the editing of tweets, although he has not elaborated further on it.

Here is the full summary of the conversation:

Rogan: The ability to edit, like you make a typo or something. But also the ability for people to see the original.

Dorsey: We are seeing exactly that. The reason we don't have editing in the first place is that we rely on SMS, we rely on text messages. Once you send a text message, you cannot withdraw it. So when you tweet it goes instantly to the world. You cannot return it so we may introduce a delay of 5 to 30 seconds in shipping. And within that window, you can edit. The problem with going beyond that is that it removes that real-time nature from the conversation flow.

Rogan: Isn't clarity more important? You will still have the ability to communicate quickly.

Dorsey: It depends on the context. If you are in the context of an NBA game, you want to be quick and instant. But if you are in the context of considering what the president just did or made a particular statement, then you probably need more time. And we can be dynamic there.

Would you like Twitter to finally implement an option to edit tweets or, on the contrary, do you consider that this option would detract from the very nature of this microblogging network?

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