Malala Yousafzai has officially sent her first tweets
Social media just got a little bit better after inspiring activist and Nobel Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai, announced she will now be active on Twitter.
On Friday morning the 19-year-old sent her first seven tweets from her very own verified personal Twitter account to celebrate her high school graduation.
Yousafzai followed her first, simple "Hi, Twitter" message — which already had over 30,000 likes at time of writing — with a thread of six tweets explaining why she's finally decided to share her voice on the social platform after all these years.
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The activist shared that today is her last day of high school and said that, while graduating is bittersweet, she's excited for her future.
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She also expressed concern for girls around the world who may never get the opportunity to complete their education, sharing that she'll be embarking on her Girl Power Trip — a mission that involves meeting with girls around the world to fight for their future education, which she plans to complete before starting college.
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She also encouraged Twitter users to join her both on and off the platform in her fight for bettering girls' futures.
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After her first tweets, many users, including Twitter's official account, gave her a special welcome to the platform.
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Though Yousafzai's personal account appears to be created in November 2012, she had yet to send a tweet. Instead, relevant news and updates were communicated through the Malala Fund Twitter account, Yousafzai's organization that works to advocate for girls' quality education.
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