Know why you can send longer messages on Twitter now

Twitteratis have a reason to cheer. Twitter will do away with its 140-character limit from its direct messaging feature, a move that will allow people to send longer private messages to their friends.

Nevertheless, the tweets will continue to be have the 140-character limit. on tweets will remain in place.

"We've done a lot to improve Direct Messages over the past year and have much more exciting work on the horizon. One change coming in July that we want to make you aware of now (and first!) is the removal of the 140 character limit in Direct Messages," Twitter Product Manager (Direct Messages) Sachin Agarwal said in a blogpost for developers in the ET report.

He added, “You may be wondering what this means for the public side of Twitter. Nothing! Tweets will continue to be the 140 characters they are today.”