Twitter set to increase 140 limit to Longer tweets: The character limit could be up to 10,000

CEO Jack Dorsey called the 140 limit a
"beautiful constraint" but noted that users
already find ways to cram more into a tweet by
posting images of more words to complete their limited words
Twitter could be about to extend its limit by
thousands after the site's co-founder hinted at
change.
The social network looks set to employ a new
feature allowing users to tweet up to 10,000
characters at a time.

Chief executive Jack Dorsey posted a message
saying the company will not be "shy" about
giving its users more power.

The current 140-character restriction was
introduced in Twitter's early days, in a similar
way to short text messages, and while Mr
Dorsey praised it as a "beautiful constraint" he
noted that users already find ways to cram more
into a tweet by posting images with more
words.

The Tweet

Mr Dorsey sent a tweet after a report on
technology website Re/Code suggested Twitter
is currently considering upping the limit to
10,000, although he did not refer directly to the
report in his message.

He used a picture of text, containing 1,325
characters, to tell followers what may be in
store which results in comment even some complain.
He said the current limit "inspires creativity and
brevity", and that the majority of tweets "will
always be short and sweet and conversational",
but added they are keen to work to "strengthen"
the site's purpose.
He wrote on twitter {A picture of text}: "We're not going to be shy about
building more utility and power into Twitter for
people. As long as it's consistent with what
people want to do, we're going to explore it."

Moving with the times: Twitter is changing
Such a move could be a good way to attract
new users to the site, something it has
struggled to do compared to other sites such as
Facebook and Instagram, said Wedbush
Securities analyst Michael Pachter.

He said: "Twitter is an afterthought in social
media right now. They need to do something to
drive more usage of the service. If people start
using the service more frequently, other users
will come join in, too."
Re/Code reported that one option Twitter is
considering is keeping the look of the site with
only 140-characters visible in tweets, therefore
maintaining the feel of the current timeline
layout, but having an option to click for further
content.