Malala joins Twitter, gains over 100K followers in 30 minutes

July 07, 2017 21:30

"Hi, Twitter," tweeted 19-year-old Malala Yousafzai less than an hour ago, marking her debut on the micro-blogging platform. She followed up her first tweet with a Twitter thread, and gained over 100,000 followers in 30 minutes.

Malala tweeted it was her last day of school and her first day on Twitter. "Graduating from secondary school (high school) is bittersweet for me. I'm excited about my future, but I know that millions of girls around the world are out of school and may never get the opportunity to complete their education."

While it appears Malala has had this Twitter account since November 2012, she seems to have only posted her first tweet on Friday.

She previously posted some messages to Twitter via the organisation led by her from the handle @MalalaFund. The handle also posted a tweet officially welcoming her to Twitter.

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