Twitter to no longer count links and photos toward 140 character limit

Posted by | May 16, 2016 17:50 | Filed under: Media/Show Business

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The change could happen in the next two weeks, said the person who asked not to be named because the decision isn’t yet public. Links currently take up 23 characters, even after Twitter automatically shortens them. The company declined to comment.

It’s one step in a larger plan to give users more flexibility on the site. Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said in January that the company was looking for new ways to display text on Twitter, and would experiment based on how the people use the service. For example, some people tweet screenshots of longer text in articles, or send many tweets one after the other to tell a story.

 

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6 responses to Twitter to no longer count links and photos toward 140 character limit

  1. An American in Canada May 16th, 2016 at 17:53

    I’ve been waiting for this so long…it’s unbelie

  2. Hirightnow May 16th, 2016 at 17:59

    #ITSABOUTTMETHATTWITTERCAMEINTOTHE21STCENTURYWHATWITHALLTHEADVANC
    EMENTSMADEINTHEFIELDOFCOMPUTERSCIENCEHONESTLYIDON’TKNOWWHATTOOKT
    HEMSOLONGIT’SNOTLIKETHERE’SAPROBLEMREWRITINGCODEIMEANHONESTLYDOES
    ANYONEHEREEVENTHINKINLESSTHAN140CHARACTERSANYMOREORISITJUSTME

  3. William May 16th, 2016 at 18:10

    Twitter. Sharing stupidity at the speed of light.

  4. CHOCOL8MILK May 16th, 2016 at 19:36

    Now I can move on with my life.

  5. Carla Akins May 16th, 2016 at 21:48

    Oh goody, so horrible trolls can fit more offensive words in their tweets.

  6. bpollen May 16th, 2016 at 23:03

    From my perspective, the good news is that this will have absolutely no effect on me.

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