Twitter now activates the 280 character limit for all users

At the end of September, Twitter announced something that was going to revolutionize the use of the social network. The number of characters was going to double. Therefore, it went from the usual 140 to 280. Initially, not all users had this possibility. A few were selected to test this new functionality. Something that generated divided opinions, since Twitter is famous for its short messages. This would change with this new feature.

Twitter now activates the 280 character limit for all users

Despite the division of opinions, these plans continued. Finally, this new function is now available to all users. 280 characters are already available to write a message. He will be successful?

280 characters on Twitter

The creators of the social network claim that this is a way to allow users to express themselves better. It seems that the tests carried out with some users have gone well and they are satisfied with how this function is being used. For now all European languages ​​already have this possibility. In the case of languages ​​such as Chinese, Japanese and Korean, the limit of 140 will be maintained.

Mainly because in these languages ​​it is possible to communicate a lot using very few characters. So they do not need 280 characters. Although this feature was available to many users these weeks, only 5% of messages used more than 140 characters. So it seems that it will not change too much in use on Twitter.

Twitter seeks to dramatically change the way users communicate. The social network has been down for a while, so they hope in this way to achieve popularity again. What do you think of this measure?