1. A method implemented in a database system for controlling the inclusion of edited information in a feed of a social networking system to be displayed on a display device, the method comprising: receiving a post from a device associated with a first user of the social networking system, the post including post data; processing the post as one or more data objects capable of being stored in a database of the database system, the post capable of being published in a feed of the social networking system when displayed on a display device; receiving a request from the first user device to edit the post; and determining whether the post is in an editable state, the editable state controlled by one or more conditions comprising: a second user having responded to the post, a second user having re-published the post, or a second user having shared the post; and when the post is in the editable state: generating an edited post including one or more edits to the post data in relation to the request from the first user device, and processing the edited post as one or more data objects capable of being stored in a database of the database system, the edited post capable of being published in the feed of the social networking system when displayed on a display device.