@sweden signs off after seven years as Twitter voice of nation

Curators of Sweden project will fall silent at end of month after 200,000 tweets by 365 citizens The first curator was nicknamed “the masturbating Swede” after he detailed his preferred leisure activities. Others have fought with Denmark and Donald Trump, sparked outrage by asking why some people don’t like Jews, and admitted they’d rather be having sex. After almost seven years of confusion, controversy and comedy, @sweden, the first national Twitter account to be handed, unfiltered, to a different citizen each week, will tweet its last at the end of this month, organisers have said. Continue reading... source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/04/sweden-signs-off-after-seven-years-as-twitter-voice-of-nation #Headlines by: Jon Henley

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