16.12.2018 09:20 am
Zuma asks his ‘Twitter son’ Duduzane, ‘Who are you?’
The former president’s first interaction with someone on social media has turned out to be rather typical of Twitter’s pitfalls.
Three days after announcing his arrival on Twitter, former president Jacob Zuma has had his first interaction with another user, and it appears to be with someone pretending to be his son Duduzane.
Zuma asks his ‘Twitter son’ Duduzane, ‘Who are you?’
The former president’s first interaction with someone on social media has turned out to be rather typical of Twitter’s pitfalls.
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