On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Twitter may soon not count links and images toward the 140 character limit:
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.
Journalists, of course, reacted to the news on Twitter with celebratory GIFs, satisfaction and some chagrin that Twitter wasn’t focusing on other issues. (A report last year found that journalists were the largest and most active group on Twitter, so no surprise there).
Twitter to Stop Counting Photos and Links in 140-Character Limit https://t.co/fyGqZbzzkI pic.twitter.com/cqirtVOiqj
— Justin Abraham (@jjabraham) May 16, 2016
SWOON https://t.co/aUCtRANpFx
— mat honan (@mat) May 16, 2016
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna https://t.co/T5g3UTblNv
— Red Fabbri (@redfabbri) May 16, 2016
— Laura E. Davis (@lauraelizdavis) May 16, 2016
it's like Twitter, but with more words https://t.co/2T34r5IBKh
— Marisa Kabas (@MarisaKabas) May 16, 2016
Twitter to Allow Nuance, Ambivalence in Tweets https://t.co/bqdOvNKRfM
— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) May 16, 2016
This will provide room to settle all arguments. "Twitter to Stop Counting Photos and Links in 140-Character Limit" https://t.co/EwMKS2vDhj
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) May 16, 2016
guys, think about how much hotter our takes are going to be now https://t.co/yYLTGwnUOX
— Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer) May 16, 2016
I just hated being cut off in mid-senten https://t.co/rVywJwC2n8
— Patrick Morrell (@PatMorrell_CBC) May 16, 2016
Nice to see Twitter finally devoting resources to the issues that TRULY matter ?https://t.co/DMQWX8kp1C
— Sean O'Kane (@sokane1) May 16, 2016
A picture is officially worth 0 words on Twitter. https://t.co/jGYszAwAmC via @technology pic.twitter.com/GLta1EtWMe
— Big Spaceship (@bigspaceship) May 16, 2016
Dreams do come true. Now let us edit typos!
Twitter to Stop Counting Photos and Links in 140-Character Limit https://t.co/1fbklXHJ6z— Jillian Sederholm (@JillianSed) May 16, 2016
hot takes now 23-characters hotter ? https://t.co/gTCIuslfpC
— Julia B. Chan (@juliachanb) May 16, 2016
I could say more about this right now, but https://t.co/ueq1rxHeF6
— Marilyn Kalfus (@mkalfus) May 16, 2016
#Twitter to stop counting photos and links in 140- character limit https://t.co/lXtMkVXHcG #LifeChanging pic.twitter.com/pOS4rnX8ki
— Alisha Ebrahimji (@AlishaEbrahimji) May 16, 2016
Who even really cares about this change? Slightly altering the character limit isn't going to fix Twitter's fundamen https://t.co/sSiaiEYO0U
— Aaron Sankin (@ASankin) May 16, 2016
BOI BYE https://t.co/UMOkGWRkoa
— ilana kaplan (@lanikaps) May 16, 2016
#Twitter to stop counting photos/links in 140-character limit https://t.co/aWvsy5hWI3 #smallwins pic.twitter.com/rSNEHCh5nZ
— Miléna Mikaël-Debass (@MilenaTCK) May 16, 2016
I look forward to being slightly more verbose on Twitter. https://t.co/I09yGDAU75 by @sarahfrier
— Shira Ovide (@ShiraOvide) May 16, 2016
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