Twitter introduces #280characters

This comes after a month of testing, where Twitter tested this new feature before rolling out to all their users. This new change, according to Twitter, is to make the social media network a lot easier to use and faster for everyone to express themselves.

And, of course, we went to twitterville to find out what they thought about this new feature.

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Your move…#280characters

— James Melville (@JamesMelville) November 8, 2017

https://twitter.com/KingAbsolute_/status/928183415073107968

#280Characters you say?! Okay: 💙🐙🦑🦐🦀🐡🐋🐳🐬🐟🐠🦈🐶🐱🐭🐹🐰🐯🐨🐼🐻🦊🦁🐮🐷🐽🐸🐒🐔🐧🐦🐤🐣🦇🦉🦅🦆🐥🐺🐗🐴🐝🐞🐚🐌🦋🐛🐜🦗🕷🦂🐢🐍🦎🦖🦕🐊🐅🐆🦓🐫🐪🦏🐘🦍🦒🐃🐂🐄🐎🦌🐐🐑🐏🐖🐕🐩🐈🐓🦃🐿🐀🐁🐇🕊🦔🌱🌴🌳🌲🌿☘️🌾🍄🍁🍂🍃🌷🌹🌝🌚🌎🌍🌏💨❄️🌊☀️🌦🌧⛈🌩🌨☁️🌥🌪⚡️☄️

— BBC Earth (@BBCEarth) November 8, 2017

When you realise that Twitter increases it's character limit to #280characters. pic.twitter.com/3wjSTX7D6T

— Viral Ramesh (@viralramesh) November 8, 2017

We wanted an Edit button
We wanted Reactions
We wanted Stickers
We wanted less spam
We wanted Stories
We wanted better analytics
We wanted audio messages
We wanted 18+ blockers
We wanted to know what Twitter is actually supposed to be used for

Then they gave us #280characters 😑

— Ulrich Janse van Vuuren (@UlrichJvV) November 8, 2017

https://twitter.com/jmehough/status/928158810073690112

#280characters vs 140 is a good analogy of financial needs vs wants.

Just because I have $280 doesn't mean I must spend all $280.

— ⚔️ the Gardenerd Lt M Elona Muskri ⚔️ (@yours_heidi) November 8, 2017

https://twitter.com/KingAbsolute_/status/928143021207687168

Now it’s official!#280characters pic.twitter.com/piCtLUdvF6

— AwaiS (@aawa1s) November 8, 2017

Stunting on #280Characters #NatureBoy style
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— ❂ Yübbîę Umoh ❂ (@Yubbie007) November 8, 2017

Twitter: What new feature would you like most?

Users: We'd like to edit tweets please.

Twitter: What was that? You want #280characters?

Users: NO we want to EDIT tweets!

Twitter: Got it! 280 characters it is!

Users: 😕

Twitter: Done! You all now have 280 characters 😊

— Safwan AhmedMia (@SuperSaf) November 8, 2017

https://twitter.com/viralramesh/status/928208901027319808