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After testing the 240-word waters in September this year, Twitter doubled its signature 140-character limit. Twitterati were quick to love, hate and add their two cents on the news.
We're expanding the character limit! We want it to be easier and faster for everyone to express themselves. More characters. More expression. More of what's happening. https://t.co/wBpYdy1K40
— Twitter (@Twitter) November 7, 2017
It's like living in a 1BHK all your life and suddenly moving to a 4BHK So much space... #280characters
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) November 8, 2017
Some users voiced their support for the brevity of 140 character as the defining feature of Twitter.
#280characters is an example of #detwitterisation ?
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) November 8, 2017
Twitter has expanded the tweet limit to #280Characters & everyone has started to write essays. No difference left between Facebook and Twitter!
— Shahzaib Khan (@KhanShahzaibPk) November 8, 2017
While Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri hailed the expansion of characters.
Great News! Twitter will give me #280Characters . Need to figure out what to do with so many new characters in life, but good that ‘Frnds’ become ‘Friends’ again, as the endless struggle to reinvent language to fit 140 is over. Even after all this, I still have a few to spare!
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) November 8, 2017
Twitter gave us all #280characters and @MIUI_India gave their users #MIUI9 ! What a day for digital happiness!
— Ashish Krupakar (@followdcounsel) November 8, 2017
Some, like the international NGO for conservation of wildlife WWF, made use of the new feature to rally for their cause.
The only good thing about #280Characters is… more space for animal emojis!
— WWF UK (@wwf_uk) November 8, 2017
While some Tweeps pushed for the edit feature
Instead of #280characters , 200 would have been more than enough! Also the EDIT option was more essential at the moment.
— Ankîta☕ᴮˡᵃᶜᵏ ᶜᵒᶠᶠᵉᵉ (@ankita_best) November 8, 2017
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