He’s only been on Twitter for under an hour and already he has 126,000 followers — and quickly counting.
Can you hear me now?
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 29, 2015
He’s even had time to make a passport joke about 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
With the simple Twitter bio “I used to work for the government. Now I work for the public. Director at @FreedomofPress,” he’s introducing us to his work at Freedom of the Press, where he joined the board in 2014.
Welcome to Twitter, Snowden. Will you blow away Caitlyn Jenner’s record? She amassed more than 1 million followers in over four hours, beating President Barack Obama’s record of a million followers in 4 hours and 52 minutes.