Twitter to Drop Links, Pictures From 140-Character Limit, Report Says

Twitter to Drop Links, Pictures From 140-Character Limit, Report Says
Petr Svab
Petr Svab
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Twitter is about to exclude images and links from the 140-character limit for its posts.

The change could take place in as soon as two weeks, a person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

Twitter currently cuts links down to a minimum of 23 characters, and 24 characters for including a picture in a post.

The company has been mulling over the idea of expanding the character limit, according to a January Recode article.

But its CEO Jack Dorsley also expressed affection for the current limit for inspiring “creativity and brevity” and a “sense of speed.”

“We'll never lose that feeling,” he Tweeted in January, using a picture of 10 paragraphs of text---one of the creative way Twitter users employ to deal with the character limit.

Petr Svab
Petr Svab
reporter
Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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