Edward Snowden (you’ve heard of him) just signed on to Twitter earlier today and his first tweet is asking a rather important question:
Can you hear me now?
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 29, 2015
And why is this question important? Good question. It’s because Edward Snowden is following only one account – The NSA.
Between 5pm when the first tweet from the verified account went up, the account has grown to 26,400 followers.
Twitter reacts
Reaction to the account has moved from one end of the fan spectrum to another.
There was the one who said Hi
https://twitter.com/ejacqui/status/648890422945808385
The one that asked if he’s being paid
@Snowden How much are Verizon paying you? 😛
— sarah (@sarahlicity) September 29, 2015
The rep for those who are very excited to see him
@Snowden hey hi!
— 🇺🇸🇺🇦🏳️🌈🏴🇧🇯🇮🇱🇨🇿No Covid🌙 (@Rose_Marie_Holt) September 29, 2015
The one with Snowden issues
https://twitter.com/brodalumab/status/648890826412658688
A warm welcome from celebrity geeks
Feeling a Geek vibe. Edward @Snowden, the man behind the global mass surveillance revelations. Welcome to @twitter.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) September 29, 2015
And the Twitter overlord – Jack Dorsey
Yes! Welcome to Twitter. https://t.co/gUBQpET6Gg
— jack (@jack) September 29, 2015
Meanwhile
His bio is awesome
And that first tweet is still getting insane RTs
Can you hear me now?
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 29, 2015
He also has high hopes for men on Mars
.@neiltyson Thanks for the welcome. And now we've got water on Mars! Do you think they check passports at the border? Asking for a friend.
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 29, 2015
And Neil deGrasse is his bestest Twitter friend
.@neiltyson Surveillance never sleeps, and secret projects @FreedomofPress are keeping me busy, but I still find time for cat pictures.
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 29, 2015
More mentions continue to pour in for Snowden’s 40 minute old account. The man obviously gets Twitter than some who have been around since ’08.
Image: Wired
