From: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-substance-of-the-claim-that-Facebook-is-funded-in-part-by-the-US-government-and-in-particular-a-branch-which-is-associat

From: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-substance-of-the-claim-that-Facebook-is-funded-in-part-by-the-US-government-and-in-particular-a-branch-which-is-associated-with-the-CIA?share=1 https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-substance-of-the-claim-tha... > It's not necessarily a conspiracy. Facebooks early board had strong government connections. Breyer, Thiel, Gilman Louie, and Sean Parker all worked for the CIA or CIA consulting companies in the past. They understood the rather obvious utility Facebook would have as an intelligence gathering tool.