Twitter, Social media site tests longer character limits to help users "easily express themselves".
Twitter currently limits tweets to 140 characters, but has doubled that to 280 characters for a small group of users.Some users were upset with the current character limit. The firm has been suffering from slowing growth and the shift could be one way for the firm to widen its appeal and attract new users.
Twitter's founder Jack Dorsey was one of the first to try the new limit out, saying it was "a small change, but a big move for us".But not all users were convinced. Some felt its too long.
But Twitter said the change could mean people tweet more frequently.