Edward Snowden Is On Twitter: @Snowden
Snowden, who has lived in Russia since turning over a trove of
top-secret documents to reporters more than two years ago, has remained
in the public eye thanks to frequent appearances and interviews using
video links and sometimes even robots.
But joining the Twitterverse establishes him even more firmly as a
major figure in the public discourse about surveillance and privacy that
he jump-started in June 2013.
He recently engaged in a wide-ranging interview with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Part two of that interview was posted on Friday night, and in it, Tyson asked Snowden why he’s not on Twitter.
“You kind of need a Twitter handle. So like @Snowden, maybe? Is this something you might do?” Tyson asked.
“That sounds good, I think we’ve got to make it it happen,” Snowden replied.
