20 September,2016 10:13 AM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
It's what every Twitter user has been waiting for. Twitter has finally delivered on its promise that photos and links won't be counted along the 140-character limit
It's what every Twitter user has been waiting for. Twitter has finally delivered on its promise that photos and links won't be counted along the 140-character limit.
The official Twitter page had the following to say regarding the feature:
"Say more about what's happening! Rolling out now: photos, videos, GIFs, polls, and Quote Tweets no longer count toward your 140 characters." (View the embedded tweet and video below)
This comes as a welcome news for Twitter fans as the change will allow them to compose longer tweets. Till now, attaching links and photos currently struck out 23 and 24 characters respectively off a tweet's character count which often requires thinking in unconventional ways to convey what you mean in your tweet.
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The change looks more tuned in comparison to earlier reports by Twitter to increase the 140-character limit to 10,000. Twitter is hoping that it will make the service more approachable to users.
