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# Twitter Silence

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# Silence

Why has @EndaKennyTD not tweeted in over three years?

The Taoiseach has been silent on the Twitter machine since July 2011.

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Sep 22nd 2014, 7:00 AM

# Twitter

What is #twittersilence?

Some prominent members of Twitter are not tweeting today to draw attention to abusive messages on the social networking site – but others are taking a different approach.

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Aug 4th 2013, 2:35 PM

# Radio Silence

Going dark: Rory gives up the Twitter as he heads for Augusta

For better or worse, Rory McIlroy says he won’t be tweeting until after the Masters is all wrapped up.

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Apr 2nd 2012, 7:14 PM