(Reuters) – Twitter Inc is testing an “undo send” feature that would give users a short time to retract a tweet before posting, the company confirmed on Friday.
App researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who discovered unannounced social media features by looking at the site’s code, tweeted an animation with a tweet with a spelling error where an ‘undo’ button was available before a short timer expired.
A Twitter spokeswoman said the feature was being tested as part of the company’s investigation of how subscriptions on the platform might work. She said Twitter would test and iterate on possible paid features over time.
Twitter has said it is working on paid subscription models that would reduce reliance on ad revenue, including a “super tracking” feature that would allow users to charge their followers for access to exclusive content launching this year.
CEO Jack Dorsey has previously said the site would likely never have an “edit button,” a feature users have long been looking for.
But Twitter has introduced more prompts as users send tweets, such as asking them if they want to read an article before sharing it, and are experimenting to allow people to review a tweet reply before publishing it if it uses harmful language.
The company reportedly included a possible “undo shipping” feature in a user survey last year that asked what features people would like to have available through a subscription model.
Reporting by Elizabeth Culliford. Editing by Mark Potter