How brands reacted to Twitter’s 280-character limit with cheeky posts

Although the new feature is yet to be rolled out completely, Twitter has enabled select accounts to play around with the revised character limit.

Twitter’s update has been receiving mixed reactions, with users churning out jokes and memes. (AFP File photo)

Twitter's announcement to increase the length of its posts to 280 characters has invited mixed responses from its users, but brands on the social media platform are using the opportunity for some cheeky promotions.

Although the new feature is yet to be rolled out completely, Twitter has enabled select accounts to play around with the revised character limit.

Twitter's update has been receiving mixed reactions, with users churning out jokes and memes.

Here are a few tweets by brands that caught the users' eye:

Should all seasons now be 280 episodes? Respond with a well-thought-out paragraph if you agree

— Netflix US (@netflix) September 26, 2017

Imagine what we could do with 280 characters pic.twitter.com/oxyLqMF7wn

— Burger King (@BurgerKing) September 27, 2017

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/KkyQvjtNGI

— Durex India (@DurexIndia) September 27, 2017

We can now blabber a lot more. Hello #twitter280 hello hello hello hello {erm, it'll take some time for us to get used to}

— FAASOS (@faasos) September 27, 2017

BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT DE @DaniAlvesD2 #PSGFCB#Twitter280 pic.twitter.com/a5xeHclfex

— PSG Officiel (@PSG_inside) September 27, 2017

Know what else has 280 characters? pic.twitter.com/iEPtOed7GY

— Penguin Random House (@penguinrandom) September 27, 2017

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— Mariners (@Mariners) September 27, 2017

Ahem Ahem pic.twitter.com/nsJKnFrghe

— Varun Raina (@Brandmund) September 27, 2017

We're celebrating @Twitter's #280characters in the best way... by revealing how the #PLLMoms made it out of the basement. First, they opened

— Pretty Little Liars (@PLLTVSeries) September 27, 2017