An increase in the Twitter character limit has been rumoured and debated for years now. And at long last, here we have it - a whopping 280 characters.
However, it wouldn't be Twitter without a few jokes flying around! Some users were very quick off the bat to express their opinion on the changes...
Twitter has announced it is trialling a new 280-character limit to allow users to "easily express themselves" - but the site's users have been predictably snarky. The fun started when Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey took to the social media platform on Tuesday to announce the change.
