Twitter, Inc.'s 280-Character Limit: A Move in the Right Direction

Twitter, Inc.'s 280-Character Limit: A Move in the Right Direction

On Tuesday afternoon, Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) doubled the number of characters allowed in a tweet, increasing the limit from 140 characters to 280. The change followed Twitter's earlier tests of the product change with a limited number of users.

In the company's third-quarter earnings call late last month, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said it was still too early to tell whether increasing the limit in some languages was a good idea, but he also said Twitter would share its findings from the tests within "the next few weeks." Apparently, it was happy with its findings.

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