Twitter considers allowing posts longer than 140 characters, report says

As company searches for a new CEO and grapples with flattening growth, co-founder Jack Dorsey has suggested change is needed at the social media site

Edward Snowden may soon have more space to write: Twitter is considering allowing its posts to stretch beyond 140 characters, according to a report citing unnamed sources on tech news website Re/code.

Twitter has struggled with flattening growth and is still in the midst of a search for a new CEO, with co-founder Jack Dorsey running the company in the interim.