Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has bad news for people begging for an edit button on the platform: "The answer is no."
It's the most conclusive answer Dorsey has given on whether Twitter would ever roll out a button that lets people modify their tweets after being posted. Twitter product lead Kayvon Beykpour said last year that he believed the platform should add an edit button "at some point."
Dorsey gave his answer during a video Q&A with Wired, during which he argued that an edit button could be used to mislead people and spread misinformation. He also said that Twitter was originally founded as an SMS platform, and that an edit button would undermine that function.
"We wanted to preserve that vibe, that feeling, in the early days," Dorsey said.
The edit button has been a heavily debated potential feature among Twitter users for years. High-profile tweeters, including Kim Kardashian West, have repeatedly called for an edit button.
—Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) June 13, 2018
Later in the Q&A, Dorsey was asked about the mysterious process by which people can obtain a blue check mark indicating that they're Twitter-verified. Dorsey responded that Beykpour, Twitter's head of product, personally oversees all verification requests, and instructed people seeking verification to message him directly.
Watch the full Wired Q&A below.
