Threads Rolls Out Post Editing and Voice Notes
One of the most requested features for Meta’s Twitter clone Threads is now rolling out, with users getting access to an edit option, which will enable you to edit your post for up to five minutes after publishing.
As you can see in this example, the new “Edit” option is accessible via the three dot “More” menu at the top right of your Thread. You’ll see a timer counting down your five minutes to update your post, which will help to account for mistakes and errors that you notice after uploading.
Why a time limit?
As with Twitter, there’s long been a resistance to providing full editing capacity to short-form posts, due to the way that their meaning can be drastically altered by even minor changes. The main concern is that people could update viral posts behind time, which have been re-posted and amplified by others, to something completely different, giving the impression that those users are endorsing something that they’re not.