Edward Snowden has joined Twitter. 7 tweets and 855K followers later, he has given the world the perfect thing to talk about. The account he follows: The National Security Agency. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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We all know why this ex-CIA employee became America's favourite traitor. After blowing the whistle on the NSA - wherein he revealed classified surveillance programs - he has since been in asylum, currently in Russia. <\/p>\n
For some he's a hero, for others he's a patriot and many other consider him a traitor. He has been interviewed via video links several times already, and he continues to do so from an undisclosed location. <\/p>\n
But now, his glorious arrival on Twitter puts him in direct contact with the public, and his first tweet is a perfect celebration of it: <\/p>\n
And within half-an hour of this tweet, Twitterverse exploded. While some welcomed him, others bombarded him with questions like: <\/p>\n
Snowden's response couldn't be better: <\/p>\n
Not even God himself could resist the urge to welcome Snowden aboard: <\/p>\n
But the one account that he follows has caught everyone's fancy. As per the Intercept, the handle @Snowden was discussed for three years before its ownership was officially handed to the whistleblower. <\/p>\n
Snowden's Twitter bio reads: \"I used to work for the government. Now I work for the public\" <\/p>\n
If you haven't already followed him, do it now! Trust us, Snowden's one handle you wouldn't want to miss! <\/p>\n
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