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Twitter Exploit Let Two Pranksters Post 30,000-Character Tweet (engadget.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the blown-away dept.

sqorbit writes: Two German twitter users were able to post a 30,000-character tweet, blowing way past the 280-character limit it is testing for select users. The accounts were banned for a brief period of time but are now back online after they apologized. The original 30,396-character tweet has been archived and can be viewed here. The two pranksters exploited "a rule Twitter made in 2016 that links would no longer count in the 140-character limit," reports The Daily Dot. "Yes, this is just one big web address with a URL code hidden deep in the large block of text."

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  1. The limit by Okian+Warrior · · Score: 3, Funny

    280-character limit

    I just can't fathom why anyone would use such a pathetically limited platform.

    Hey, 280 characters ought to be enough for anybody.

    1. Re:The limit by BitterOak · · Score: 3, Funny

      280-character limit

      I just can't fathom why anyone would use such a pathetically limited platform.

      Hey, 280 characters ought to be enough for anybody.

      Really? My computer has a whopping 640K of RAM and I should be limited to 280 character messages?

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  2. Re:subject by gustygolf · · Score: 3, Funny

    Because not one, but two (!) Twitter users apologised.

    If that's not news, I don't know what is.

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