{"id":2113,"date":"2017-11-10T07:52:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T02:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rtiwala.com\/?p=2113"},"modified":"2025-12-01T10:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T04:47:30","slug":"twitters-increased-the-limit-from-140-to-280-characters-and-reactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rtiwala.com\/content\/twitters-increased-the-limit-from-140-to-280-characters-and-reactions\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter&#8217;s Increased the Limit from 140 to 280 Characters and reactions!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Twitter&#8217;s Increased the Limit from 140 to 280 Characters and reactions!<\/h2>\n<p id=\"E87\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"E88\" class=\"qowt-font5-Georgia\">When you think about\u00a0<\/span><a id=\"E89\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/cc.rti.link\/azd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span id=\"E90\" class=\"qowt-font5-Georgia\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><span id=\"E91\" class=\"qowt-font5-Georgia\">, the<\/span><span id=\"E92\" class=\"qowt-font5-Georgia\"> issues<\/span><span id=\"E93\" class=\"qowt-font5-Georgia\"> that pop<\/span><span id=\"E94\" class=\"qowt-font5-Georgia\"> up<\/span><span id=\"E95\" class=\"qowt-font5-Georgia\"> in your mind are<\/span><span id=\"E96\" class=\"qowt-font5-Georgia\"> nonstop\u00a0<\/span><a id=\"E97\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/the-brutal-reality-of-online-hate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span id=\"E98\" class=\"qowt-font5-Georgia\">harassment<\/span><\/a><span id=\"E99\" class=\"qowt-font5-Georgia\">,\u00a0<\/span><a id=\"E100\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/twitter-finds-201-russian-accounts-also-linked-to-facebook-ads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span id=\"E101\" class=\"qowt-font5-Georgia\">cruel propaganda<\/span><\/a><span id=\"E102\" class=\"qowt-font5-Georgia\">s<\/span><span id=\"E103\" class=\"qowt-font5-Georgia\">\u00a0and a president threatening potential\u00a0<\/span><a id=\"E104\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/twitter-explains-leaving-up-trumps-north-korea-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span id=\"E105\" class=\"qowt-font5-Georgia\">nuclear war<\/span><\/a><span id=\"E106\" class=\"qowt-font5-Georgia\">.<\/span><span id=\"E107\" class=\"qowt-font5-Georgia\"> Twitter has proved itself to be a modern-day war arena. People get to put out their frustration and even welcome the new changes. All of it, in the 140 character limit. But, here is something new! Twitter <\/span><span id=\"E108\" class=\"qowt-font5-Georgia\">is <em><strong>officially doubling its signature 140-character limit for all users<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span id=\"E109\" class=\"qowt-font5-Georgia\">. The decision has been taken following<\/span><span id=\"E110\" class=\"qowt-font5-Georgia\"> a &#8220;successful&#8221; trial run in September with select users<\/span><span id=\"E111\" class=\"qowt-font5-Georgia\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Twitter\u2019s destroyed its USP. The whole point, for me, was how inventive people could be within that concise framework. <a href=\"https:\/\/charactercounter.com\/twitter#:~:text=The%20tweet%20length%20limit%20is,to%20get%20the%20word%20count.\">#Twitter280characters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J._K._Rowling\">November 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So why is the company focused on doubling its character count for tweets to 280 characters from its original 140?<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Twitter 140 to 280. What is it all about?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[amazon_link asins=&#8217;818495770X,1444761978,B076CXSXYB,B007H72WBO,B01KN3K3C8,1482014092,8126536527,0300215126&#8242; template=&#8217;ProductCarousel&#8217; store=&#8217;wwwrtiwalain-21&#8242; marketplace=&#8217;IN&#8217; link_id=&#8217;34aa351a-c5bd-11e7-9fe4-5934195667a1&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q6980025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aliza Rosen<\/a>, the Twitter product manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190412191409\/http:\/\/blog.rtiwala.com:80\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote in a blog spot<\/a> that at Twitter the change is being made after listening and observing a problem. The global community on Twitter always remarked- it wasn&#8217;t easy enough to Tweet! Twitter studied data to understand how it could improve. And here is the wonder!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most people should automatically see the 280-character feature. If not, an update on their mobile app or refresh\u00a0twitter.com\u00a0on their computers. It is to be noted that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">people tweeting in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese will remain at the 140 character limit for now.<\/span> Twitter says historically <em>9 percent of tweets in English hit the 140-character<\/em> limit. Howsoever, <em><strong>the volume falls to 1 percent when 280 characters are available<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2114\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rtiwala.com\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2114 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/rtiwala.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/35455749381_d9b889d9cc_b-500x280.jpg\" alt=\"Twitter's Increased the Limit from 140 to 280 Characters and reactions!\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Source: Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The move comes at an awkward time for Twitter. The Social Media honcho has been facing criticism and strain from shareholders, Congress, President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0and everyday people who use it. Among the most-discussed complaints have been concerns that the company negligently mishandled the daily harassment. It is believed that Twitter allowed propaganda on the platform that illegally influenced the 2016 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It&#8217;s probably no surprise that the company&#8217;s user count has stalled at 330 million accounts! That&#8217;s after Twitter admitted to having\u00a0overestimated user numbers for three years. Concerns about Russian interference in the US election led Congressional leaders to\u00a0grill Facebook, Google and Twitter. The leaders asked for the\u00a0details of how that intrusive action happened and what the tech giants are doing to stop it. Fearing\u00a0federal regulation, the Tech Giants have vowed to make changes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/cc.rti.link\/wa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rw Interviews with Famous and Most Outstanding Indians<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">What is the significance of Twitter&#8217;s increased 280 Limit?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, what do 280 characters hold significance in this regard? \u201cThe announcement could briefly divert negative attention from larger problems\u201d, said Kelley Heider. Kelley is a crisis communications expert at SSPR, a public relations firm that often works with tech companies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[amazon_link asins=&#8217;B00MHWWI0O,B06XXH36ZN,B019RTD4I4,B01N6C28LZ,B076X381GC,B01MSAO9LV,B076ZNYQVB,B01N7U8J7T&#8217; template=&#8217;ProductCarousel&#8217; store=&#8217;wwwrtiwalain-21&#8242; marketplace=&#8217;IN&#8217; link_id=&#8217;aecfbd18-c5bd-11e7-b0d4-cbc830bbe322&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Heider added that there are potential pitfalls to the new character count. Kelley fears if people use the greater length to post even more inflammatory tweets.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It will be pretty interesting to see what\u00a0President Trump\u00a0does with it, for sure,&#8221; she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the past two years, Twitter has ditched the limit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/chat-away-twitter-removes-140-character-limit-for-direct-messages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">when\u00a0people send direct messages to one another<\/a>. It&#8217;s also relaxed limitations on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2016\/sep\/19\/twitter-character-limit-video-photo-gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">photos, videos and GIFs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When the 280-character trial began, Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/rtiwala.com\/infosys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CEO\u00a0Jack Dorsey<\/a>\u00a0said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crosswordsolver.com\/clue\/SERIES-OF-TWEETS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">series of\u00a0tweets<\/a>\u00a0that the original 140-character limit was subjective. He claimed that it was inspired by the 160-character limit for SMS messages over cell phones. &#8220;What matters now is we clearly show why this change is important, and to prove to you it&#8217;s better,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Give us some time to learn and confirm our ideas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Liked the article, review or interview? Then please <strong><em>Share<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Comment<\/em><\/strong> to express your views on it. 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When you think about\u00a0Twitter, the issues that pop up in your mind are nonstop\u00a0harassment,\u00a0cruel propagandas\u00a0and a president threatening potential\u00a0nuclear war. Twitter has proved itself to be a modern-day war arena. People get to put out their frustration and even welcome the new changes. 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