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Twitter and some of its most enterprising users have found simple ways to get around the service’s major limit of 140 characters per post, whether by enabling full-Tweet embeds, offering username tags within photos, or making it easier to read images loaded with text. But according to a Tuesday report by Re/code, the 140-character wall itself may soon crumble.
Citing “multiple people familiar with the company’s plans,” Re/code hinted at “a new product” that would allow Twitter users to exceed the default post length. However, the report didn’t clarify whether that would be in the form of a brand new app or some other option, and it was anchored with a warning that “the long-form feature may never make it to consumers.”
That may be because the company is also internally mulling ways to retain the 140-character limit while removing other text bottlenecks. According to Re/code, elements such as links and usernames might no longer count toward post lengths.
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