London, Nov 18 : Brit actor Stephen Fry has nothing but praise for microblogging site Twitter, saying that it frees celebrities from relying on the press to publicise their work.

Fry, 52, who was at The 140 Characters Conference in London, passed the million followers mark at the weekend, and he complimented the site for changing celebrities’ relationships and reliance upon the media.

“Like with the printing press, Twitter [has] changed the situation. People like me, Twillionaires, we can cut out the press from our PR requirements,” the Telegraph quoted him as saying.

“It used to be a pact with the devil. You wanted to inform the press about a new film and they said they will interview you, but only if they are allowed to ask you around other themes about your private life.

“Today, Britney Spears tells her PR manager, ‘Why should I care about this journalist of this newspaper with a big circulation? I will reach their circulation just by typing into my keyboard.’

“So well, whole newspapers are on the one side filled with resentment against Twitter, on the other side they are using it and searching Twitter messages,” he stated.

The one-day conference, organised by web entrepreneur Jeff Pulver, focussed on discussing the different uses of Twitter across society and was entitled: ‘Exploring the State of Now’. (ANI)