Facebook now allows users to edit old comments

PanARMENIAN.Net - Facebook is taking a page out of the Google+ playbook by allowing users the ability to edit any old comments on status updates, photos, videos or other content posted on Facebook, Digital Trends reported.

While the social network did roll out a feature during April 2011 that allowed allowed users to edit comments within a few seconds of posting a reply, that restriction has been lifted and users can edit comments without any regard to a specific time limit.

In addition, Facebook includes a new “Edited” link between the time of the post and the “Like” link on the comment. When clicking the “Edited” link, a pop-up window will appear that lists all changes to the comment. Similar to changes made on Wikipedia, a Facebook user can browse through the edit history in order to understand what was changed.

In addition, the time on the comment is changed to correspond with the most recent edit. However, the friend that originally received a notification about the comment will not receive another notification about the edit. For instance, if a Facebook user edits a comment made six months ago, it’s highly unlikely that anyone will notice.