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« on: September 27, 2017, 01:22:47 PM »
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/09/twitter-testing-shift-from-140-to-280-characters/

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« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2017, 04:04:33 PM »
280 characters is beyond my attention span, lol.
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« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2017, 04:26:14 PM »
Quote from: Santander on September 27, 2017, 04:04:33 PM
280 characters is beyond my attention span, lol.

Based on your posting history, that's very believable.

As for the question, I can't imagine it doing anything more for Trump's tweets than enabling him more characters with which he can make an ass of himself and America.
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« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2017, 04:35:13 PM »
Wow: I might actually use it, then!
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« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2017, 05:15:10 PM »
Yet nothing about going after bots. Yawn.
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« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2017, 05:44:38 PM »
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« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2017, 07:10:45 PM »
Lame, the low character limit was what gave twitter it's charm
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« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2017, 03:10:13 AM »
Quote from: Santander on September 27, 2017, 04:04:33 PM
280 characters is beyond my Donald Trump's attention span, lol.
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