Twitter might soon enable more multimedia in a single tweet

The micro-blogging site has become a popular place for discussion, vitriol and memes, all in 280 characters. Over the years, the social media platform has added the ability to attach various kinds of multimedia to a tweet.

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Be it a gif, a video or a photo, a Twitter user can simply embed it in their tweet as they fire off their latest thought of the day. The only downside, however, is that a user can only put one piece of multimedia in a tweet. But the company has apparently been working to find a way to change this restriction.

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Twitter leaker  Alessanndro Paluzzi tweeted a screenshot from his iPhone back in April this year showcasing the ability to attach a photo, video and a gif all in one tweet. 

Paluzzi first spotted the new feature back in April of 2020, more than two years ago, but never released anything because there was “nothing visible yet.” 

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“We’re testing a new feature with select accounts for a limited time that will allow people to mix up to four media assets into a single tweet, regardless of format. We’re seeing people have more visual conversations on Twitter and are using images, GIFS and videos to make these conversations more exciting. With this test we’re hoping to learn how people combine these different media formats to express themselves more creatively on Twitter beyond 280 characters,” the company said in a statement to TechCrunch. 

The social media company founded by Jack Dorsey has been dealing with its own share of problems lately, including but not limited to Elon Musk’s refusal to buy Twitter for an agreed sum of $44 billion.

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In its second quarter earnings call, the company had placed the blame of its decline in revenue from $1.19 billion to $1.18 billion on the uncertainty of the Musk buyout as well as fears of an economic recession as Silicon Valley slows hiring after growth slowdown as nations climb out of the pandemic.