The rumor that just won't die: Twitter to remove 140-character limit in Q1
- 8 years ago
The debate on whether Twitter should keep or scrap its 140-character limit has raged for years. As it has become more and more clear that the company is struggling, the rumor that Twitter will move away from 140-character tweets keeps coming back.
In September, we first heard Twitter was experimenting with tweets longer than 140 characters.
Today more fuel was added to the fire by saying the company is hoping to launch such a feature, reportedly internally referred to as “Beyond 140,” toward the end of this quarter.
The report goes on to say that Twitter is currently considering a 10,000-character limit. In August, Twitter increased the limit for Direct Messages from 140 characters to 10,000 characters, so the 10,000 figure isn’t completely arbitrary.
In September, we first heard Twitter was experimenting with tweets longer than 140 characters.
Today more fuel was added to the fire by saying the company is hoping to launch such a feature, reportedly internally referred to as “Beyond 140,” toward the end of this quarter.
The report goes on to say that Twitter is currently considering a 10,000-character limit. In August, Twitter increased the limit for Direct Messages from 140 characters to 10,000 characters, so the 10,000 figure isn’t completely arbitrary.