Edward Snowden joins Twitter. Here’s his witty first tweet

He’s one of the most famous whistleblowers in history and now he’s on Twitter

Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency (NSA) worker who fled the US after leaking thousands of documents, has posted a witty first tweet.

The now Russian-based fugitive follows only one account – the NSA – and tweeted this as his first tweet:

Can you hear me now?

— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 29, 2015

 

He’s already attracted more than 900,000 followers and has only produced seven tweets (at the time of writing).

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