Edward Snowden is finished blowing whistles, and now he’s blowing up the internet.

After appearing on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver a few months ago and StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson last week, Snowden joined Twitter Tuesday and has already gained over a million followers while following only one: the NSA.

The Twitter community has helped Snowden’s social media debut, giving him access to the previously dead @Snowden handle and slapping it with the coveted “Verified” tag. Official Ambassador of Earth/Chairman of Time