Twitter to Drop Links, Photos from 140-Character Limit

Bloomberg: Twitter is making a major shift in how it counts characters in tweets, giving users more freedom to compose longer messages. The social media company is expected to soon stop counting photos and links as part of its 140-character limit for messages. The change could happen in the next two weeks. Links currently take up 23 characters, even after Twitter automatically shortens them. It’s a step in a larger plan to give users more flexibility on the site.