Twitter to Eliminate 140-Character Limit in Direct Messages
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Twitter Inc., the home of 140-character messages, is removing the space limit in its private messages.
The change comes next month, the San Francisco-based company said Thursday on its website for developers. Direct Messages are different from tweets in that they are only visible between individual users.