Twitter's CEO may have hinted to adopting an edit button in the future after, Musk tweet

 Twitter's CEO appears to hint at an edit button after Musk tweet, but we're not convinced 

Another day, another Twitter joke about an edit button. Could this be the case if Twitter decides to add the ability to modify tweets after they've been published? Although Twitter's CEO may have signalled that the firm is open to adding an edit button in the future, we're not persuaded that this is the case.
    

Elon Musk purchased 9.2 percent of Twitter on Monday, making him the company's largest stakeholder. "Do you want an edit button?" he tweeted to his 80 million followers less than 24 hours later. That's typical of Musk on Twitter, but the most intriguing aspect of the incident is Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal's answer. He said, as quoted in a tweet, "The results of this poll will have far-reaching implications. Please vote with care."

This appears to indicate that Twitter is open to adding an edit button, and the results of this poll will be used to guide future decisions. The nuance is that Agrawal is referencing Musk from a previous tweet. Musk followed up a tweet on March 25 in which he polled his followers on their thoughts on free speech on Twitter's platform with the same message. It's unclear whether Agrawal is following Musk's Twitter etiquette and hinting to an edit button, or if this is something entirely else. If Agrawal is implying that an edit button is on the way, it's an unusual thing to quote.

Musk's poll had almost 2.5 million votes with 14 hours still to go as of this writing. It currently has a 73.5 percent vote in support of an edit button, but this is likely to change in the coming hours. Following up on the poll, Musk responded to a query about how the data will be used. "I mean, if the people vote overwhelmingly in favour of something, it's at least a data point!" he explained.

"We are working on an edit button," said Twitter on April Fool's Day, whereas Twitter's former CEO, Jack Dorsey, earlier declared "we'll probably never do it" while discussing the possibility of an edit button. It's unclear how an edit button would work on the platform. Users will be able to change the meaning of communications after gaining traction on the social media service, according to critics. However, Twitter may allow for revisions early in the life of a tweet, which could be a solution to these problems.

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