Twitter with 280 characters now

[Corzhens]

I’ve seen on the news the report that Twitter is expanding the number of characters of a Twit, from a maximum of 140, it is now 280. I just didn’t catch if it is already in effect. My Twitter account is inactive for now.

 

[Rick Ace]

@Corzhens, a source would always be useful for news matters.

There's still a very small chance it might not happen. And it's not even clear if all languages/regions will get the same limit. We'll have to wait for more updates.

https://www.recode.net/2017/9/26/16364002/twitter-longer-tweets-character-limit-140-280

Twitter’s iconic 140-character limit for tweets may be on the way out.

In the hope that it will encourage more people to post, Twitter is doubling the number of characters that some users get for a tweet. The test means that a small group of Twitter users will now get 280 characters per tweet instead of the traditional 140 characters.

Twitter executives have discussed the idea of expanding the product’s character limit for years. In early 2016, Twitter seriously considered expanding the limit to 10,000 characters, but CEO Jack Dorsey ultimately pulled the plug on that update before it was ever rolled out.

 

[zomgmike]

Only a select number of random accounts have been chosen to get the feature for the beta test, but there are some javascript hacks out there that you can use to enable it on any account.

 

[lunorian]

I wish they'd remove the limit altogether - I don't see the point of limiting it.

 

[Philip Lee]

I’ve seen on the news the report that Twitter is expanding the number of characters of a Twit, from a maximum of 140, it is now 280. I just didn’t catch if it is already in effect. My Twitter account is inactive for now.

Well, I believe it is just a demo because some of accounts can have that function. Btw, with the current characters of Twitter now, I am happy with them.