Twitter increases character limit to 280, internet erupts into flames

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In a move seemingly designed to gladden only trolls and sitting U.S. presidents, Twitter announced Tuesday that, for a "small group" of users, it has increased its longtime 140 character limit to 280.

Predictably, a bunch of people are freaking out.

Although it's unclear when the change will be rolled out to all users, everyone on Twitter can currently see and interact with the few 280-character whoppers out there—including this statement from CEO Jack Dorsey.

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This is a small change, but a big move for us. 140 was an arbitrary choice based on the 160 character SMS limit. Proud of how thoughtful the team has been in solving a real problem people have when trying to tweet. And at the same time maintaining our brevity, speed, and essence! https://t.co/TuHj51MsTu

— jack (@jack) September 26, 2017 Read more...

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