Threads, in a clever move to entice more folks away from X (formerly Twitter), is giving you the gift of an edit button, and guess what? It won’t cost you a dime!
Mark Zuckerberg, the wizard behind the curtain, dropped the news like a casual conversation with friends. In a Threads post last Thursday, he casually said, “Rolling out Edit and Voice Threads today. Enjoy!”
Now, let’s talk about the juicy part. X (or Twitter, for the old-schoolers) has been notorious for charging users an $8 monthly fee as part of their Blue subscription just for the privilege of editing their tweets. It’s like they’ve been guarding that edit button with a fiery dragon for ages.
The catch with X is that they’ve always shied away from the edit button game, leaving us with posts etched in digital stone. Sure, you could delete a post, but if it’s getting some serious attention, you’d rather deal with the typos and misinformation and leave it be, right?
Now, let’s talk about Threads and their newfound edit button. It’s free – yay! But here’s the twist. They’re not showing whether a post has been edited. Hold on, why is that important, you ask? Well, it opens the door for some shady characters to make significant edits and make it seem like everyone liked or reposted the new, edited version. Sneaky, right?
Now, here’s where X plays the good guy. They show you an edit history, keeping things transparent. It may not be the sexiest thing to broadcast to the world that you made a mistake and had to edit your post, but it does a fantastic job of documenting the timeline of engagement. In a world overflowing with misinformation, transparency is the name of the game.
Our pal Andrew Tropeano, Host of News Around America (check it out at www.newsaroundamerica.com), shared some wisdom about Threads’ new feature. While the free edit button is a fantastic draw for new users, there’s a tiny hiccup – the lack of an edit history. In a digital world where fake news is the ugly cousin that keeps showing up at family reunions, transparency is non-negotiable. Andrew predicts that Meta, the parent company of Threads, might just learn this lesson and bring about a future update. We’ll keep our eyes peeled for that.
The bottom line is this: Threads’ edit button is making its grand debut for all users on mobile and web. So, go ahead and enjoy your newfound editing superpowers!
