Popular Social media site Twitter is trialing longer character limits to help users “easily express themselves.
The current character limit was “a major cause of frustration” for some users, the firm said in a blog post.
Can’t fit your Tweet into 140 characters? ?
We’re trying something new with a small group, and increasing the character limit to 280! Excited about the possibilities? Read our blog to find out how it all adds up. ?https://t.co/C6hjsB9nbL
— Twitter (@Twitter) September 26, 2017
Twitter said that longer tweets were much more popular among those writing in English, as opposed to Japanese, citing data that only .4 percent of tweets written in Japanese were 140 characters, as compared with 9 percent written in English.
“Our research shows us that the character limit is a major cause of frustration for people Tweeting in English, but it is not for those Tweeting in Japanese,” the company said.
Very Large bunch of people are freaking out with this update!
Read more reactions below:
Read more funny tweets about Twitter at 280! Twitter Users Reactions about 280-Character Limit
