MANILA, Philippines – Longer tweets may soon be in the pipeline for Twitter users.

Tech site Re/Code, citing sources familiar with Twitter’s plans, reported Tuesday, January 5, that Twitter was considering expanding the 140-character limit for a single tweet.

The company is considering bringing tweets up to a 10,000 character maximum – the current limit for its Direct Messages function – according to the sources. A launch is targeted for the first quarter of 2016 as well.

As for how this 10,000-character limit will work, Re/Code’s source said Twitter is testing a version of the service that shows tweets like they are now, but with an extra option to expand the tweet to allow for a full read of the content. This design, however, isn’t final.

Twitter has been searching for a way to add to its user base for some time now, with the company incorporating new features to do so. Such features include the expansion of direct messages beyond the 140-character limit, the addition of Twitter Moments, and the changing of Favorites into a Like button. – Rappler.com