Careful What You Say on Twitter–Delete Option Removed? (Updated)

It appears that micro-blogging service Twitter has removed the option to delete a “tweet” once it’s been published, making the service a haven for digital litter–the trail of information about you or things you’ve said that perhaps you shouldn’t leave lying around the Web.

Publish a status update on Twitter slamming your boss–at 2 a.m. in the morning after a night out at the pub–only to regret doing so seconds after hitting the “update” button, then you could be out of luck. As of yesterday (?) the trash can icon that used to reside next to Twitter updates has been removed.

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  • http://www.scottmonty.com Scott Monty

    As far as I can tell, it’s working and always has been. Roll over your tweet to see the favorites and delete icons appear.

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