Longer tweets coming September 19

Posted by | September 13, 2016 15:35 | Filed under: Media/Show Business

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The Verge reports that Twitter will count differently.

Beginning September 19th, the company will cut down on exactly which types of content count toward the platform’s 140-character limit. Media attachments (images, GIFs, videos, polls, etc.) and quoted tweets will no longer reduce the count. The extra room for text will give users more flexibility in composing their messages.

Twitter first announced plans to stop counting extras like photos, videos, and user polls toward the limit back in May, but gave no firm date on when the shift would occur. A Twitter spokesperson declined to comment when contacted by The Verge. The date comes from two sources familiar with the company’s business, but plans for the rollout could change.

Another new adjustment to the character limit is that usernames will no longer count when they’re at the beginning of replies, giving users additional room for discussion. It’s unclear whether all of these changes will occur simultaneously; certain content types may gradually stop counting against the character limit in stages. But the company will at least kick off the move next Monday.

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8 responses to Longer tweets coming September 19

  1. Kick Frenzy September 13th, 2016 at 17:52

    #notbad

  2. Jungle_Bhoy September 13th, 2016 at 18:06

    How long before the ‘extra’ capacity is used for adverts – #TheBeginnngOfTheEnd

  3. amersham1046 September 13th, 2016 at 20:29

    140-characters is more that enough for most people to prove their ignorance

  4. The Original Just Me September 14th, 2016 at 00:29

    TWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET Now That’s a Long Tweet.

  5. Anomaly 100 September 14th, 2016 at 13:22

    Oh great, now my trolls can be even more explicit with their threats.

    • Mensa Member September 14th, 2016 at 13:34

      Have you seen the Amy Schumer skit on Twitter threats? As usual, it’s hilarious, to-the-point and disturbing all at once.

      • Anomaly 100 September 14th, 2016 at 15:05

        No I haven’t. I had thought of reading some of my tweets, though. I think it would startle some people.

  6. Mensa Member September 14th, 2016 at 13:36

    Twitter has famously struggled with being the financial success of the others silicon homeruns.

    But, I think Twitter’s brevity is the reason it’s successful in popularity, even if not financially.

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