When Twitter started in March 2006 and until 2017, its members maximum length 140 characters. Far from being a gimmick envisioned by Jack Dorsey and the service’s creators, this limit was dictated by a technical restriction: it was possible to send tweets via text message, and they could only contain 160 characters. In 2017, the company doubled that limit, causing some users to be upset. concise posts are the hallmark of Twitter.
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Elon Musk took the reins of Twitter and created quite a stir when he took over. Between the mass layoffs where more than half of the employees leave the company and a now paid certificate that attracts trolls and fraudsters, we can say that the measures it has implemented so far have not been very popular. The last idea from the richest man in the world, increase the service’s character limit to 1000. Second, it would be inspired by a tweet from a member of the community.
Elon Musk came up with the idea of bringing the limit to 1000 characters thanks to a tweet.
This initiative will be just the first stone of what promises a major overhaul on Twitter. Me Musk ushers the social network into a new era he calls Twitter 2.0. According to Business Insider, besides encrypting private messages, it also plans to offer video conferencing functionality in DMs. It is also working to improve the platform’s verification system. He originally wanted to associate receiving the precious blue tag with paying for his Twitter Blue subscription. Facing a huge backlash and increase in fake accounts, forced to reconsider their plans.
she wants now create a verification color system : government agencies will have a gray label, companies will have a yellow label, while celebrities and other VIPs will retain the famous blue label.
