Twitter private messaging character-limit increased from 140 to 10,000

In its developer blog, the company has announced to remove the 140-character limited on direct messaging. In its developer blog, the company has announced it would get rid of the 140-character limit on direct messaging. Needless to say, with the fierce competition in the messaging space with the likes of WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, the company sure knows instant messaging will be a big deal in the future. Co-founder Jack Dorsey, who served as CEO during Twitter’s early years, will temporarily take the reins while the San Francisco company looks for a permanent replacement.