Twitter said Thursday that the company will add an edit button if everyone wears a mask, prompting widespread tomfoolery on social media.
What’s happening:
The official Twitter accountshared a tweet that encouraged everyone to wear a mask.
Twitter said: “You can have an edit button when everyone wears a mask.”
You can have an edit button when everyone wears a mask
— Twitter (@Twitter) July 2, 2020
Social media reacted to the news with hilarity, jokes and retweets. Twitter users have long called for an edit button since you can’t edit your typos or hot takes once they go live.
in this house we stan an exhausted community manager when we see one 🙌🏻 https://t.co/BGd64A3LZl
— Rachael Berkey (@bookoisseur) July 2, 2020
Sassy! pic.twitter.com/rHF6VH7xNd
— 🌻Kim (@kim) July 2, 2020
— Stephen A. Smith Burner (@SASBurnerAcct) July 2, 2020
If all other incentives fail 👇🏼 https://t.co/73sS7nv0Fm
— Donna Deegan (@DonnaDeegan) July 2, 2020
Serious bribery here, y'all. https://t.co/qkOKEANhny
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) July 2, 2020
Touché.
— Beth Moore (@BethMooreLPM) July 2, 2020
Let it be said Twitter has won Twitter. https://t.co/TCCPq7tRt1
Is this real?
- Well, Nick Pacilio, senior communications manager at Twitter, said this probably isn’t a joke “since multiple reporters are asking, this is not a joke.”