Elon Musk's Twitter Rolls Out This New Feature

Twitter Unveils This New Feature

February 09,2023 Story: Divya Sinha

As per the latest announcement, Elon Musk’s Twitter is introducing longer tweets.

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However, this feature is only available in the United States for Twitter Blue subscribers.

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Users can type up to 4,000 characters but it is to be noted that longer Tweets on the web cannot be saved as drafts or scheduled to send later.

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It was also stated that tweets on the timeline will be limited to 280 characters, and users will see a "Show more" prompt to click and read the entire Tweet.

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Twitter users can reply and quote longer Tweets, no matter if they’re Twitter Blue subscribers or not.

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Recently, Twitter Blue has rolled out in India, Brazil, and Indonesia.

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Previously, Elon Musk informed that Twitter will also translate and then recommend amazing tweets from people in other countries & cultures.

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