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The social media platform Twitter is known for many things, but its most defining feature is the 140 character limit imposed upon everyone’s hourly thoughts.

WASHINGTON-Twitter’s 140-character limit on tweets has long frustrated and challenged its most verbose users.

Word is that it will be 10,000 characters, but that’s not set in stone. Sources tell Re/code that developers are playing around with the idea of expanding tweets when you click on them, keeping your timeline looking more or less the same.

The company may soon ditch its iconic 140 character tweet limit in favour of a greatly expanded 10,000 character limit, says the publication, citing multiple unnamed sources within the publicly traded company.

Twitter is considering of making the 140-character limit for tweets longer-as much as 10,000 characters, according to a report from Re/code based on information from people familiar with the company’s plan. Ten thousand characters is now the allotted maximum for direct...

The site is often peppered with user complaints that the 140-character limit keeps people from saying everything they want to say.

We eventually grew to accept them, forgetting nearly entirely that Facebook once looked totally different.

It’s even alleged that Facebook went so far as to perform yet another experiment on its customers by testing Android users’ dependency on the app. Reportedly, the company knowingly introduced glitches that would deliberately crash its applications (for long periods of...

The new character limit-which would be the same as Direct Messages-could fluctuate by the time it launches, according to Re/code’s sources. That was based on a Re/code report, which today added more fuel to the fire by saying the company is hoping to launch such a feature,...

While Free Basics is now on ice in Egypt and India, the program could make a comeback after regulators in each country have a chance to examine it. While Free Basics toes the line with net neutrality, it is hard to argue the benefits of bringing more people to the modern age,...

It seems like every bank and credit card provider has their own separate app, and you might find yourself jumping from app to app just to get a grasp on your finances when on the go.

The premier Indian Institute Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have criticised the social networking giant Facebook’s free basics initiative labelling it as “flawed” and “misleading”.

Egypt became the second country after India to shut down the controversial Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) sponsored free limited internet access service, after a government permit was not renewed.

Debunking what he calls false claims, Zuckerberg said his service (previously called Internet.org) creates a more open Web, partners with any telco and all developers, and “fully respects net neutrality”.

Telecel had a Facebook Zero service which offered free access to the social media platform while Econet launched Econet Zero – a bouquet of free education sites that included Wikipedia, which has also been offered under every Free Basics plan. India is expected to have 500...