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Twitter drops media and @name replies from 140-character limit
Well, that was quick. A week after Bloomberg reported that Twitter was getting ready to relax its rules for what counts against your 140-character limit, the company is confirming the move today. Soon, photos and video won't be included in that tally, freeing up more space for those witty quips. What's more, usernames in replies won't count against the limit either, and you'll be able to retweet or quote your own posts. You know, just in case you need to remind everyone of that hot take you had a few months back.
Report: Twitter won't count links, photos in 140-character limit
According to Bloomberg, Twitter is prepping an update to its service that will keep photos and links from counting against the 140-character limit of a post. Currently the URL that points to images and sites takes up some of that available space.
