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You Can Now Use 280 Characters On Twitter

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07:18 8 Nov 2017


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Twitter is rolling out an extended 280-character limit after a trial.

The company thinks the extra space makes it easier for users to - in its words - "fit thoughts in a tweet."

The social media firm insists the change hasn't affected brevity on the site.

But many tweeted to say they didn't want longer tweets, and wanted an edit button instead.


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