(CNET) — Twitter tweeted it will no longer count photos, videos, polls, quotes and GIFs toward its 140-character limit.
In a post Monday, the microblogging site said it will make rich media content (including @names in tweet replies) exempt from the rule that became a hallmark of the service when it launched 10 years ago.
The social network is also keeping a promise it made in May to allow tweets that begin with an @name to reach all your followers, instead of just the mentioned user.
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