Twitter is a microblogging and social networking service based in the United States, where users post and interact with messages known as "tweets." Unregistered users can only read tweets that are publicly available, but registered users can post, like, and retweet them. Twitter is accessed by users through browser or mobile frontend software, or programmatically via its APIs. Prior to April 2020, services could only be accessed via SMS. The service is provided by Twitter, Inc., a corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California, with over 25 offices worldwide. Tweets were originally limited to 140 characters, but in November 2017, the limit was increased to 280 for non-CJK languages. Most accounts continue to limit audio and video tweets to 140 seconds.
Twitter is categorized as a microblogging platform due to the short, unconnected messages it disseminates. Twitter shares some characteristics with other popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Pinterest, and YouTube. Twitter is one of the most fundamental social media networking tools available, but it's also one of the most entertaining and intriguing.
Messages are limited to 280 characters or less, but that's plenty of space to share a link, a picture, relay breaking news, or even brainstorm with your favorite celebrity or influencer. Through tweets and retweets, you can instantly reach a large number of people, keep up with the work of other experts in your field, and form relationships with other users.
Share of internet users: 61.4%
