Twitter, known for its short messages, is embracing longer – much, much longer – tweets.
Twitter currently has a limit of 280 characters.
From Twitter’s 2006 founding until 2017, the cap was 140 characters.
“While we love a good thread, sometimes you just want to Tweet everything all at once.
we get that,” the official @TwitterBlue account said as part of alengthy tweet.
The @Twitter account summed it up nicely,repeating “more words” over 70 times.
“Current implementation of long tweets is terrible.
Looks like hot garbage to read.
Some improved formatting could go a long way,” @WholeMarsBlog tweeted.
“Yeah, the format is terrible.
Update early next week,“CEO Elon Musk repliedFriday.
Users will also be able to reply, quote tweet and retweet a 4,000-character tweet.
Twitter users have long found ways to work around the character limits such as posting screenshots and threading messages.
Twitter Blue other features include the ability to edit tweets and get a verified blue checkmark.
