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Twitter to End Character Limit Count On September 19

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Social media giant Twitter's unique USP, the 140-character limit is all set to disappear on September 19, 2016. Now, Twitterati will get more space to write and communicate. Despite this change, Micro-blogging website Twitter will stop counting media attachments, including images like GIFs, polls, usernames, videos and even quoted tweets won't be included in this (140 character) count.




The change was announced earlier this year, by CEO Jack Dorsey, who said the move was one of the biggest changes in recent times. He claimed the move would give the "complete expressiveness of 140 characters".

"Twitter first announced plans to stop counting extras like photos, videos, and user polls toward the limit back in May, but gave no firm date on when the shift would occur," TheVerge reported on Monday.

In the beginning of this year, there were rumors regarding Twitter ultimately getting rid of the 140-character limit but Jack cleared the air by calling it a "beautiful constraint" that the company can never lose.

But Thankfully, the big key fact is that Twitter will have its voice despite these updates whether it is changing in feed, Introduction of Polls, and much more. I’m wondering what other people think about this update. Tell me about your experience in the comments below. I am taking blogging to next level with Blogchatter and MyFriendAlexa

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  1. AmritaSeptember 17, 2016 at 1:28 AM

    That's a great update. I am glad attached media will not be a part of the limit now.

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    1. Sumit SharmaSeptember 17, 2016 at 1:56 AM

      Yes Amrita, Now media attachments, including images like GIFs, polls, usernames, videos and even quoted tweets are not a part of limit now.

      Glad you have liked :)

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  2. AmritaSeptember 17, 2016 at 1:29 AM

    That's a great update. I am glad attached media will not be a part of the limit now.

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  3. Menaka BharathiSeptember 17, 2016 at 1:52 AM

    That's get news for us..having a limit was like tieing our hands...helpful article indeed

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  4. Menaka BharathiSeptember 17, 2016 at 1:52 AM

    That's get news for us..having a limit was like tieing our hands...helpful article indeed

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  5. The Solitary WriterSeptember 17, 2016 at 4:03 AM

    Thats a good thing. Earlier media would consume almost majority of the characters. Good Move by Twitter.

    tsw

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  6. DeepaSeptember 18, 2016 at 3:22 AM

    Oh didnt know about it sumit..thanks for the information. it will be great if it happens!

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  7. RajlakshmiSeptember 18, 2016 at 5:37 AM

    I heard about it and liked that they are not going to count videos and photos :D I would be able to write a whole lot for my pictures :D

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  8. Ruchi Mayank VermaSeptember 20, 2016 at 3:10 AM

    Yes I read in newspaper few days back !!

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  9. UnknownSeptember 21, 2016 at 1:33 AM

    i have never know about this haha! thanks for your share!

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  10. ClareSeptember 21, 2016 at 3:34 AM

    Yesssss! As an avid Tweeter this is amazing news

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  11. IvianatSeptember 21, 2016 at 3:45 AM

    Heard about the lift! So happy for that. More tweeting soon!

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  12. Eddy RushSeptember 21, 2016 at 1:14 PM

    it was a great news , the Character Limit was so innoying .

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  13. Joyce Rachel LeeSeptember 21, 2016 at 10:09 PM

    Interesting to know about this but I'm not much of a Twitter user nowadays.

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  14. UnknownSeptember 22, 2016 at 9:10 AM

    That's great update! My boss will be happy to hear that.

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  15. Miera NadhirahSeptember 22, 2016 at 3:42 PM

    Looks great.. this looks like I might just get back to tweeting.. been leaving my twitter dormant for quite a while... hahahah

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  16. EmSeptember 22, 2016 at 7:25 PM

    Twitter's 140 characters was a unique feature for them, I believe. It was a challenge to express what we needed within that character limit. I enjoyed it.

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  17. Mable Maeve SeahSeptember 22, 2016 at 8:15 PM

    I log in mine just now, still the same 140 characters? oh nooo

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  18. Shiv BSeptember 22, 2016 at 9:47 PM

    Oh that is a lovely update to hear! Been with the limited one for so long :)

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  19. Bearhy Hui YingSeptember 23, 2016 at 2:32 AM

    wow...good to hear that!!!I should this news to my friends too~~

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  20. GengQianSeptember 23, 2016 at 7:43 PM

    hmm...this is going to create big impact in the internet world i reckon. perhaps TLDR will be more prominent in future. :)

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  21. ~ Everest ~September 25, 2016 at 4:14 AM

    I actually kinda love and hate the character limit. I think that it will get messy with the removal of limit though sometimes i struggle to keep it within.

    having mixed feelings about this.

    Cheers,
    Everest

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  22. Betty's JourneySeptember 25, 2016 at 6:59 AM

    Twitter still have limitation in word and I seldom write to long in my twitter.

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  23. Sharon LeeSeptember 25, 2016 at 7:19 AM

    This is a good choice of ending the character limitation! I was quite a type a lot of people so this was a good news for me =D

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  24. ShubSeptember 25, 2016 at 8:03 AM

    Am not too much on twitter. Good to know though.

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  25. Arisa ChowSeptember 25, 2016 at 8:16 AM

    Like finally, so i can rant longer in one post instead of spamming multiple lol

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  26. Ivy KamSeptember 25, 2016 at 7:47 PM

    I am not really a Twitter user, but good to know the changes :)

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  27. sayaidaydotcomSeptember 26, 2016 at 8:03 AM

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  28. sayaidaydotcomSeptember 26, 2016 at 8:04 AM

    I really love this update, especially when I auto tweet my fb post, 140 words is not enough.. hehehe

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  29. Leona LimOctober 6, 2016 at 10:13 PM

    i wonder if this is a good thing, oh well change is always good anyways

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  30. Aliza SaraOctober 13, 2016 at 10:07 PM

    Wow, now twitter is gonna come up with essay tweets. NOOOO!

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