Twitter agrees to give much-awaited edit button on a condition, netizens say 'impossible'

Twitter users have been asking for an “edit” option for years and now the microblogging website has finally indicated that the users would be allowed to rescript their posts on the platform but on one condition. Twitter tweeted that people can have an edit button only “when everyone wears a mask” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The US-based company made the statement on July 3 when the use of face coverings amid the coronavirus contagion has been politicised in the country. While most states have now made it mandatory for the public to wear masks in crowded areas where social distancing is not possible, it was not the case before the country witnessed a record-breaking spike in the daily coronavirus infections.

Especially in the US, the response to the coronavirus outbreak has been divided between reopening the country while also ensuring the safety of the public. The US President Donald Trump faced severe backlash for not wearing a mask during his visits and resuming his reelection campaign. But recently, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said that Trump has ‘no problem with masks’ but he also thinks it is an individual’s “choice” and encourages people to make whatever decision they are comfortable with.

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'We'll never get edit option'

The tweet has already garnered over 554.1k retweets with nearly two million likes. Most internet users lauded the platform for ‘smartly’ hinting that the edit option will never be made available because there would ‘never’ be a day when all people choose to wear a mask. Someone else said that ‘it sounds like a plan’ with a typo to hint that it is essential to get the option. Currently, if a user wishes to change anything in the posted tweet, he or she has to delete the entire post and then post the rectified text. While one of the users asked Twitter to ‘stay out of politics’, another said he doesn’t need to wear a mask because he doesn’t make any mistakes.

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