Twitter to drop links and photos from character count

Twitter is reportedly planning to drop links and photos from its 140-character limit on tweets in a bid to make the service easier to use.

There are times when you want to provide comment on a link you’re sharing, but that very link is taking up precious space in your tweet. That may no longer be a concern in the near future, as Twitter is planning to exclude links and photos from the 140-character limit.

According to a Bloomberg report, this change will be announced in the next two weeks. Currently, links typically take up 23 characters of a tweet, while photos take up to 24 characters. That leaves considerably less space for comment.