Twitter drops 140 character limitation for Direct Messages

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It has been almost a decade since the inception of Twitter and over the course of nine years, a lot has changed. Although the core functionality of Twitter still remains, Twitter has added many new features to remain competitive and broaden its user base. Today, Twitter has announced that it will be dropping the 140 character limitation in 'Direct Messages'.

For those unfamiliar, Twitter has had a character limitation of 140 characters for both public tweets and 'Direct Messages'. The difference between the two is that tweets are public, while the 'Direct Messages' are private and can only be seen by whom its directed to. By lifting the 140 character limitation in Direct Messages, private conversations will be able to be conducted much simpler, especially true when involved in group Direct Messaging.

The update will begin rolling out today on Twitter.com, Android and iOS. TweetDeck and Twitter for Mac will also be updated to support the new feature. Twitter did not mention whether an update would be available for Windows Phone.

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The-ProfessorPosted:

Thank god. I love this update.

BritishColumbiaPosted:

People Still Use Twitter? ahaha

MaggardoPosted:

Thank you, Twitter. I have been awaiting the day, that they finally do this.

ADDZPosted:

Glad they did this! when you wanted to send a simple message? now this makes it easy for me lol

KaaiPosted:

When im recieving twitter nudes I need this to deeply detail dem bodies

TricksPosted:

About time they did this. Used to be annoying. Although now people can't get girl's numbers by "hey i dont like the 140 character limit, what's your number bb?" ;)

GaryPosted:

Now if only they could increase the tweet limit above 140.

XboxPosted:

Now this is what I been waiting for.

Matte-Posted:

Now i can slide into DM's with a novel

VauxhallPosted:

XR2 Finally
Now you can tweet with freedom


Its only DM not tweeting