Twitter planning to increase its character limit to 280

[Windows Central]

Twitter is planning to double its 140 character limit.
Twitter announced it's testing out a new feature with a "small group" of people: a doubled character limit.

Can’t fit your Tweet into 140 characters?

We’re trying something new with a small group, and increasing the character limit to 280! Excited about the possibilities? Read our blog to find out how it all adds up. https://t.co/C6hjsB9nbL
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