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Edward Snowden joins Twitter

Brandon ConradisSeptember 29, 2015

The former NSA employee, made famous after leaking classified secrets to the public, now has a Twitter account. The controversial figure has become a fixture in the public eye in recent years.

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@dwnews - NSA leaker Edward @Snowden joins Twitter

Edward Snowden tweeted his first message to the public on Tuesday. He asked a simple question that hinted he might have more to say.

By and large, the welcome was a warm one.

And so, Snowden thanked the Twittersphere.

The tweet also led to a minidebate about what new information Snowden had brought to the public sphere.

A third tweet came in response to a question from popular astrophysicist and television personality Neil deGrasse Tyson.

As the first Twitter user he followed, Snowden chose his former employer, the National Security Agency.

In the summer of 2013, Snowden was launched into the public eye after handing over classified NSA documents to journalists Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras and Ewen MacAskill.