So, with the widespread adoption of 280 characters rather than 140 Twitter has fundamentally reshaped what it does and what it is. Is it a step forward though?
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Is Twitter twice the platform it used to be...or half?
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The social media platform had originally selected only a small number of accounts to test the longer feature. However, it announced on Tuesday that it would expand the character limit from 140 characters to 280 for all of its users.
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