When we make a decision as significant as changing the number of characters available for Tweeting, we need to know it’s right. How do we figure that out? Through a rigorous evaluation process to ensure any change — especially one at the core of who we’ve been for more than a decade – improves everyone’s experience on Twitter. We started looking at making a change to our 140-character limit by per
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