Twitter Officially Begins Rolling Out Exceptions to 140-Character Limit
Sept. 19 is here, and so are the previously announced tweaks to Twitter’s 140-character limit.
Sept. 19 is here, and so are the previously announced tweaks to Twitter’s 140-character limit.
Twitter announced Monday (via tweet, naturally):
Say more about what’s happening! Rolling out now: photos, videos, GIFs, polls, and Quote Tweets no longer count toward your 140 characters.
Say more about what's happening! Rolling out now: photos, videos, GIFs, polls, and Quote Tweets no longer count toward your 140 characters. pic.twitter.com/I9pUC0NdZC
— Twitter (@twitter) September 19, 2016
Bloomberg first reported the possibility of the move in May.
When Twitter reported its second-quarter-2016 earnings in July, its letter to shareholders said:
We’re continuing to give people more ways to express themselves in a tweet.
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