SA Twitter users react to the new 280-character limit

Twitter is doubling up their character limit, and the social network’s users have mixed feelings.

In an official blogpost posted this morning Twitter staff elaborated on this move:

“We want every person around the world to easily express themselves on Twitter, so we’re doing something new: we’re going to try out a longer limit, 280 characters, in languages impacted by cramming [which is all except Japanese, Chinese and Korean].”

Locally, the change has sparked mixed reactions.

Tweeps around the world aren’t too happy about it either:

However, Twitter cofounder and CEO Jack Dorsey isn’t bothered by the critique.

The new direction is currently being tested with a select few tweeps, but the official date this feature will be phased in has not officially been announced.