Here Are The Funniest Reactions To Twitter's New 10,000-Character Limit

The news that Twitter plans to enable users to tweet 10,000-character messages is evoking strong reactions from loyal tweeps.

The San Francisco-based social media company is aiming to roll out the new feature, reportedly known internally as “Beyond 140,” at the end of the first quarter of this year, the tech news site Re/code reported Tuesday. A version currently being tested would preserve the current 140-character limit for tweets but allow users to indicate that there is a longer message people can see if they click on the tweet.

That the traditional 140-character format is likely to persevere in some form, however, was little consolation to many users who tweeted their mockery of the announcement.

Here are some of the cleverest takes on the reported change:

If Twitter moves to 10,000 characters, email must move to 140 characters. It's only fair.

— M.G. Siegler (@mgsiegler) January 5, 2016

'It's just too long!' she gasped, 'I can't take it all in!' 'I know,' he sighed, '10,000 characters does seem a bit excessive.' #Twitter10k

— 50 Nerds of Grey (@50NerdsofGrey) January 6, 2016

<--- Do you really want this guy to have 10,000 characters per tweet? #CaseClosed

— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) January 6, 2016

It's like 10,000 characters when all you need is a link.

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) January 5, 2016

Why Twitter is wrong to allow 10,000 characters (1/9876)

— Joe Perticone (@JoePerticone) January 5, 2016