Twitter announces subscription service that will let users edit tweets

Twitter Inc on Thursday unveiled its new subscription-based service that will grant users access to exclusive features, including one to undo a published tweet within 30 seconds of posting.

Twitter Blue will include other features like bookmarks folder, which will enable users to save tweets in separate folders, and ‘reader mode’ which will turn long threads into easy-to-read texts, the company said in a statement.

Twitter Blue is the social media company’s first subscription offering, and a significant move as it works to gain a new consistent source of revenue and expand beyond its core business of selling advertising on the platform.Twitter Blue is the social media company’s first subscription offering, and a significant move as it works to gain a new consistent source of revenue

Avid Twitter users, who for years have demanded an “edit” button to fix typos in their tweets, will now be able to set a timer of up to 30 seconds, giving them a window to click an “undo” button and edit tweets before they are posted.

The new feature will also let users organise their saved tweets into bookmark folders, so they can easily find content later. Long threads of multiple tweets will be easier to read through a new “reader mode” on the service, Twitter said.

Twitter Blue will cost C$3.49 (US$2.90) or A$4.49 (US$3.48) per month in Canada and Australia respectively. The service will cost $2.99/month in the United States according to app details in Apple’s App Store. The company did not provide details on when Twitter Blue would be available to users elsewhere in the world

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