Twitter to double character limit for tweets to 280 in global trial

Twitter has confirmed it is considering a move away from hallmark 140-character limit, saying it will soon begin testing a 280 limit for a select number of users across the world.
The move to double the amount of characters comes over a year since the rumour mill first went into overdrive that the platfrom was set to increase the limit in some way.
For now, it stressed that the change will only apply to a "small group of users" in countries where users are impacted by tweet "cramming"