Twitter has announced that it is rolling out a major update that will change the way its users deal with links and URLs. Insiders in the social networking website have revealed that the company is planning to give its users more freedom to compose longer messages by stop counting photos and links as part of the 140-character limit for posts.

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The change is expected be rolled out within the next couple of weeks. Currently, links could take up 23 characters, even after Twitter automatically shortens it. Twitter is yet to comment on the rumor.

Many tech analysts have said that should Twitter decide to release the update, it will be a major change in the company's varied history. Some rumors claim that the update is part of Twitter's plan to give its users more flexibility and freedom.

Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said in January that the company is looking into alternative ways to display text on the website. Dorsey added that the experiment will be based on how its massive user base utilize the service.

Currently, some users tweet screenshots of longer texts in their posts. Others tweets in rapid succession in order to properly tell a story.

Twitter initially planned to extend its single tweet limits to as much as 10,000 characters. However, many have noted that Twitter's quick and concise nature, delivered through a 140-character tweet is what made the site unique from the competition.

Twitter's decision to remove links and photos from being counted to its maximum character limit is perceived by many as the company's way of encouraging its users to add more media contents into their posts.

Moreover, Twitter is also making major moves in order to promote video into its service. Earlier this year, the company paid $10 million to the National Football League to acquire rights to stream 10 Thursday night games during the 2016 NFL season.

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