Twitter tweaks replies, giving users more characters
Though the platform’s tweets are still restricted to 140 characters, the usernames of those you respond to are longer applied against your limit.
PR and marketing pros now have more room to express themselves on Twitter.
On Thursday, Twitter announced that it had changed the ways users reply to one another on Twitter: Instead of counting the “@username” in a tweet’s character limit, replies now accommodate 140 characters’ worth of text, with usernames embedded above the tweet in a thread.
The platform tweeted the change:
We’re changing replies so that you have all 140 characters to express yourself.
Learn more: https://t.co/PNWGilbmVd pic.twitter.com/cxBJohZc2Q
— Twitter (@Twitter) March 30, 2017
In a blog post, Twitter also explained the elements of the new layout:
With this change, we’ve simplified conversations in a few ways:
It’s now easier to follow a conversation, so you can focus on what a discussion is about, and who is having it. Also, with all 140 characters for your replies, you have more room to participate in group conversations.
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