Twitter increases character limit to 10k for paying customers

"Twitter Write @twitterwrite" tweets:

"We’re making improvements to the writing and reading experience on Twitter! Starting today, Twitter now supports Tweets up to 10,000 characters in length, with bold and italic text formatting.

Sign up for Twitter Blue to access these new features, and apply to enable Subscriptions on your account to earn income directly on Twitter. Tap on “Monetization” in settings to apply today."

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Almost all reactions i have seen so far have been negative. This is not seen as an improvement.

I agree: The character limit was the genius idea that made twitter successful.

People don't go on twitter to read long essays. I'm left wondering: Who will write the first browser add-on that automatically hides these long tweets? Here's an example tweet if you need one: https://twitter.com/M_w14_/status/1646254742375395331