This is a small change, but a big move for us. 140 was an arbitrary choice based on the 160 character SMS limit. Proud of how thoughtful the team has been in solving a real problem people have when trying to tweet. And at the same time maintaining our brevity, speed, and essence! https://t.co/TuHj51MsTu

— jack (@jack) September 26, 2017

Twitter trials 280-character tweet limit https://t.co/dBh2yIod9Y

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 26, 2017

280 characters – double trouble or better freedom to express? Thoughts? https://t.co/KK99Au7RZk

— Mikey Kay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@MikeyKayFilms) September 26, 2017

Thanks twitter that's just what we needed pic.twitter.com/yUNd9pfgqy

— TechnicallyRon (On all the platforms) (@TechnicallyRon) September 26, 2017

By 2025, Twitter hopes to give users the option to have each tweet turned into 3 movies by Peter Jackson.

— Pundamentalism (@Pundamentalism) September 26, 2017

I already don't read to the end of long tweets.

— James Hamblin (@jameshamblin) September 26, 2017

THIS IS THE ABSOLURE WORST WAY I COULD'VE FOUND OUT TWITTER'S CHARACTER LIMIT WAS INCREASING https://t.co/V6rlEU5FpC

— still on hiatus (@oniondandy) September 26, 2017

Twitter's 140 character limit helped @meganphelps leave the Westboro Baptist Church. Just saying. https://t.co/WnBABNRQDk pic.twitter.com/f2bB0kb48f

— Adrian Chen (@AdrianChen) September 26, 2017

10,000 characters won't solve Twitter's problem https://t.co/MIJaOkOnQL via @gadfly pic.twitter.com/ZUpKM1VhiT

— Bloomberg (@business) September 26, 2017

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— Ben Rosen (@ben_rosen) September 26, 2017

Expecting an op-ed tomorrow on what Twitter getting rid of the 140 character limit means for Donald Trump.

— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) September 26, 2017

JUST IN: Nancy Pelosi issues statement on Graham-Cassidy vote postponement:

"We must remain vigilant to protect Americans’ health care." pic.twitter.com/E7KT8kDOtY

— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) September 26, 2017

GOP Health Care Reform: A Play In One Act pic.twitter.com/CrmkQGmHHE

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) September 26, 2017

"I'm sure you'll be able to repeal it on your 128th try, you fucking dipsh-" pic.twitter.com/s9NED2kL0S

— Chris Jackson (@ChrisCJackson) September 26, 2017

BREAKING: Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee announces he won't seek re-election.

— The Associated Press (@AP) September 26, 2017

Jared Kushner, who advised Trump to fire Comey, also advised him to back Strange in Senate race he's likely to lose https://t.co/ceSGGlsWMj

— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) September 26, 2017

I think @davidfrum has the best read on what the Repubs are doing with the flag issue. Must-read. https://t.co/zk8WBkDBmi

— Dave Winer (@davewiner) September 26, 2017

Fire chief "embarrassed," "regrets" using racial slur against @steelers coach Mike Tomlin. @LisaWashing's report: https://t.co/3WzZhka7JP pic.twitter.com/AA8PQXkh1P

— KDKA (@KDKA) September 26, 2017

BREAKING: Indictment of President Trump's Former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn Now Seen As Near-Certainty Too https://t.co/rcrboloYuR

— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) September 26, 2017

IRS shares info with Mueller for Trump-Russia probe: report https://t.co/69VjU70k63 pic.twitter.com/yvrx3otBwc

— The Hill (@thehill) September 26, 2017

The Justice Dept under Sessions is prosecuting a woman for laughing at him. https://t.co/XlNPK82AXv

— 5 Calls 🇺🇸 (@make5calls) September 26, 2017

Nigel Farage just introduced Steve Bannon at the Roy Moore Rally calling him "the greatest political thinker in the Western hemisphere." pic.twitter.com/ifw5suYBQ7

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) September 26, 2017

acting head of DEA to resign at end of the week, reportedly b/c convinced that Trump had little respect for the law https://t.co/xjPgVOvB78

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) September 26, 2017

Saudi King Salman orders that women be allowed to drive cars https://t.co/hiL4YjE7ok pic.twitter.com/RehX13j1p2

— Reuters (@Reuters) September 26, 2017

More than 75,000 people evacuated as officials warn that Bali's Mount Agung volcano could erupt at any time https://t.co/ta9ezCEYrO pic.twitter.com/X3CaS6YpgF

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) September 26, 2017

Spanish police to take over Catalan polling stations to thwart independence vote https://t.co/iRZ2MISC5N pic.twitter.com/DKHSXqVOsy

— Reuters (@Reuters) September 26, 2017

The Catalan crisis is snowballing into a serious threat to Spain's democracy https://t.co/4kWemMpq93

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) September 26, 2017

Brexit negotiations not ready for next stage yet, EU's Tusk says https://t.co/5fiJ8EwCI8 pic.twitter.com/PwMqS2dZ8w

— Reuters (@Reuters) September 26, 2017

Brexit transition period could last as long as 5 years, Irish authorities think https://t.co/U5okKwpxb5 pic.twitter.com/ThwCkobfHf

— Bloomberg UK (@BloombergUK) September 26, 2017

The problems of the Brexit transition https://t.co/gNgOBbGVOG

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) September 26, 2017

More than 20 per cent of staff at the Brexit department have left in the last 14 months https://t.co/mElyMtGlhr

— The Independent (@Independent) September 26, 2017

Putting May on notice, Corbyn says Labour ready for government https://t.co/gfEEDHbCT3

— Elizabeth Piper (@piperliza) September 26, 2017

'Profound transformation': Macron lays out vision for post-Brexit EU https://t.co/gMf72Ud4un

— The Guardian (@guardian) September 26, 2017

Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition: https://t.co/XF8VnDpHYF pic.twitter.com/DXKxahZvuD

— The Independent (@Independent) September 26, 2017

NEWS! UK Brexit negotiating team exhausted after spending day chanting ‘We can do this’ https://t.co/WICxXsO6Oj pic.twitter.com/X4alG2ESER

— NewsThump (@newsthump) September 26, 2017

Finally found the fabled Vision of Brexit and it's pure nightmare fuel https://t.co/inrAppdOv3

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) September 26, 2017