Twitter was launched 16 years ago as a service for posting short messages (microblogging), but over time the essence has changed. In 2017 the extension of trills it has gone from 140 characters to 280 and, according to Elon Musk, the new owner of the platform, that limit will now be 4,000.
This was confirmed by the billionaire, who replied to a user who asked him about the rumors about this character increase.
That is, this proposed increase from 280 characters to 4,000 it would be more than 14 times the current limitwhich would mean this Resources like threads, which allow for longer posts, may start to go unused.
For now there is no date when this feature could be activated, because Twitter’s priority for now is its disputed identity verification system of accounts, known as Twitter Blue, which the company plans to relaunch this Monday.
What is TwitterBlue?
The subscription system of this platform, through which users will have to pay $8 per month and $11 on demand for Apple devicesit is intended to provide a number of benefits to users who purchase it.
“We’re relaunching ‘@TwitterBlue’ on Monday — sign up on the web for $8 a month or on iOS for $11 a month to get access to subscriber-exclusive features, including the blue checkmark,” the company said in a tweets. .
These users, according to the company, will receive less advertising, their tweets will have priority over messages from unverified accounts, they will be able post longer videos to your accounts (1080p resolution), edit tweets you’ve already posted, and get a checkmark after reviewing your account.
Also, whenever they make changes to their profile, the flag will disappear until the identity is verified again. “Thank you for your patience as we work to improve Blue.. We are thrilled and look forward to sharing more with you soon! the company wrote in another trill.
It will be Musk’s second attempt to relaunch this product, which in the previous direction it was granted free of charge.
Background
Last November, Musk canceled the verification mark within hours of its launch. and when it already appeared in the profiles of companies, government bodies and personalities.
After his removal, Musk wrote on his profile: “Keep in mind that Twitter will do a lot of stupid things in the coming months. We will keep what works and change what doesn’t.”
The truth is that it was a resounding failure, and In that first Twitter attempt, the badge ended up appearing on fake accounts and profiles that started spreading misinformation.no hate messages
The pre-Musk verification system was created in 2009 to ensure that the person or institution they claim to be behind influential accounts.
