SAN FRANCISCO – Soon you may be able to wax poetic on Twitter beyond 140 characters.
The social media service is working on a product that would allow users to share content longer than 140 characters, technology news service Re/code reported Tuesday.
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Twitter is also considering modifying how the 140-character limit is measured, for example, excluding links and user handles, Re/code said, citing people familiar with the service.
Twitter is making changes to increase usage and engagement, which has suffered a slowdown in growth that has depressed the stock price and hopes for the company's prospects.
Increasing how many characters people can use in an individual tweet has been debated at Twitter for years, but the topic has gained currency under interim CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey.
Dorsey is one of the leading candidates to become Twitter's permanent CEO. SunTrust analyst Robert Peck says the pace of innovation has quickened at Twitter under Dorsey's stewardship.
Twitter spokesman Jim Prosser declined to comment.