Elon Musk's Twitter Now Lets Paying Users Make Posts Above 25,000 Characters

In a significant update, Elon Musk-owned Twitter has expanded the character limit for tweets to 25,000 for its paid users, TechCrunch reports.

Character Limit Expansion

This change, announced by Twitter engineer Prachi Poddar, follows a series of similar updates. Earlier this year, Twitter increased the character limit to 4,000 and then to 10,000, also introducing text formatting features like bold and italic.

Previous Changes

Under previous management, Twitter had only once doubled its character limit from 140 to 280, a move that faced backlash from users. The recent changes have been implemented since Elon Musk took over the company.

Video Uploads and Legal Issues

Alongside the character limit increase, Twitter has also extended video upload limits for Twitter Blue subscribers, allowing them to upload two-hour-long videos in 1080p. However, this feature has led to legal issues, with music publishers suing Twitter over unlicensed music usage.

Comparison with Rivals

Compared to Twitter’s new limit, rival platforms like Mastodon and Bluesky have much lower limits per post, at 500 and 300 characters respectively. However, the readability of such long posts on Twitter could be a concern, suggesting a potential area for future improvement.

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