Piracy-loving Twitter Blue users exploit new 2-hour video limit

After attempts to turn Twitter into a full-fledged subscription platform have failed, Twitter owner Elon Musk has his sights set on turning the microblogging platform into a full-fledged video service.Twitter users have long been able to upload short, minutes-long videos. But, since Musk came along and acquired Twitter, longform has become a priority on a platform where shortform content reigns supreme. Twitter users that subscribe to Twitter Blue for $8 per month can now write tweets 10,000 characters long, far beyond that of the normal 280 character limit.And, as of Thursday, Twitter Blue subscribers can now upload long videos too. How long? two hours-long. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab) That’s a big upgrade from the two minutes and 20 seconds that non-subscribed Twitter users can upload. That’s also double that of the 60 minutes previously provided to Twitter Blue subscribers.The maximum video resolution that users can upload is 1080p and, according to Musk, the file must be no larger than 8GB.So, what will users do with this new feature? It appears piracy is the number one use case thus far. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab) One Twitter Blue subscriber immediately uploaded the film Shrek the Third in full. They didn’t even try to keep it on the down-low either, uploading it right in the replies of Elon Musk’s tweet. The tweet featuring the full-length feature film garnered hundreds of thousands of impressions and tens of thousands of interactions.Roughly an hour…Piracy-loving Twitter Blue users exploit new 2-hour video limit