Twitter plan to scrap 140-character limit – and increase it to a ridiculous 10,000

We've got one very short response to this news - why?

One of the best things about Twitter is its brevity. They say that 'constraint inspires creativity', and that is perfectly apparent on the social media platform. Whether users aim to inform, opine or amuse, they are forced to get to straight to the point and not beat around the bush. But now the powers that be want to change all that. According to Re/code, Twitter plan to ditch the current 140-character limit in favour of a much, much bigger one - 10,000 to be exact. The plan is that a 140-word 'preview' would still show up on your timeline, but you would then be able to expand it to show the full message... https://twitter.com/robaeprice/status/684417988137762817 As you'd expect, Twitter users aren't best pleased... https://twitter.com/Hailinel/status/684424583064076289 https://twitter.com/MatchoftheDave/status/684428073719218177 https://twitter.com/drewfoundland/status/684425416111558656 https://twitter.com/JosephScrimshaw/status/684433125972160513 https://twitter.com/RWhittall/status/684437647301959685 https://twitter.com/momotrader/status/684417952708308992