The 140 characters: Twitter usernames, images won’t count any longer

Twitter says the simplification is aimed at making it faster and easier for people to express themselves in 140-characters

Twitter says usernames and images will no longer count against 140-character limit

Twitter has announced that it will simplify tweets in the coming months, making it faster and easier for people to express themselves in 140-characters. Twitter says media attachments, such as photo and video, will no longer count toward character limit.

Also @names in reply to tweets will be removed from the character count. Twitter says the new update will make micro-blogging service faster and more intuitive for its users.

In the coming months, we’re introducing new ways for you to express even more with a Tweet: https://t.co/l1sWRvXWqr pic.twitter.com/zzhWpRcABs

— Twitter (@twitter) May 24, 2016

“One of the biggest priorities for this year is to refine our product and make it simpler,” said Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO and cofounder. “We’re focused on making Twitter a whole lot easier and faster. This is what Twitter is great at – what’s happening now, live conversation and the simplicity that we started the service with.”

Earlier this year, Twitter introduced changes to its timeline, making sure users didn’t miss important tweets while they were away. Twitter says the enhanced timeline has increased engagement from people.

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