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President Obama says he's never used Twitter

Obama said even though he's never used Twitter, he's not a fan of China's censorship of the service.

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Computing | by Samuel Axon | Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:07PM | 0 comments

U.S. President Barack Obama was asked by Chinese students what he thinks of China's censorship of Twitter. In reply he said, "I have never used Twitter but I’m an advocate of technology and not restricting internet access."

This came as a bit of a surprise to some people who assumed that at least some of the tweets coming from the official Barack Obama Twitter account (which has over 2.6 million followers) were coming from the President himself. It turns out the staff is responsible for all of it.

Obama has fostered a reputation as a pro-tech politician though, with social media playing a role in his election. He also generally holds pro-tech stances on issues like net neutrality.

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external link Obama: "I Have Never Used Twitter" [ReadWriteWeb]
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external link Obama: I’m Too Clumsy for Twitter [Mashable!]
external link Obama, Twitter, and Chinese Censorship |… [rev2.org]
external link Twitter: Obama Admits He's Never Tweeted,… [huffingtonpost.com]

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