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> The three-letter agencies just placed dozens and dozens of people (who decided to quit the CIA, NSA, and FBI in their 30s for some reason and change careers)

by boppo1 3y ago

> The three-letter agencies just placed dozens and dozens of people (who decided to quit the CIA, NSA, and FBI in their 30s for some reason and change careers) in the executive suites of every social network. Where can I find more about this?

pseudo0 3y ago
There was some good reporting on this issue in the Twitter Files. For example, Jim Baker, the general counsel at Twitter, used to work for the FBI. Musk fired Baker for his role in suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story. https://jonathanturley.org/2022/12/04/six-degrees-from-james-baker-a-familiar-figure-reemerges-with-the-release-of-the-twitter-files/ https://jonathanturley.org/2022/12/04/six-degrees-from-james...
- teslashill 3y ago
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puglr 3y ago
Found the source[1]. It includes names and LinkedIn profiles, so ought to be verifiable. [1] https://www.mintpressnews.com/twitter-hiring-alarming-number-spooks-secret-agents/281114/ https://www.mintpressnews.com/twitter-hiring-alarming-number...
- autoexec 3y ago
  That covers twitter, now what about every other social media network. The claim was that this was happening for all of them.
  - puglr 3y ago
    Oh sorry, you're right. Here's an article[1] about Facebook, from the same outlet. With some cursory searching I couldn't find anything about other social networks hiring former three letter agency employees. [1] https://www.mintpressnews.com/meet-ex-cia-agents-deciding-facebook-content-policy/281307/ https://www.mintpressnews.com/meet-ex-cia-agents-deciding-fa...
    - pseudo0 3y ago
      The same outlet also covered Google: https://www.mintpressnews.com/national-security-search-engine-google-ranks-cia-agents/281490/ https://www.mintpressnews.com/national-security-search-engin... Here's another good source about Google's revolving door with government during the Obama administration: https://www.techtransparencyproject.org/articles/googles-revolving-door-us https://www.techtransparencyproject.org/articles/googles-rev...

by boppo1 3y ago

pseudo0 3y ago

There was some good reporting on this issue in the Twitter Files. For example, Jim Baker, the general counsel at Twitter, used to work for the FBI. Musk fired Baker for his role in suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story. https://jonathanturley.org/2022/12/04/six-degrees-from-james-baker-a-familiar-figure-reemerges-with-the-release-of-the-twitter-files/ https://jonathanturley.org/2022/12/04/six-degrees-from-james...

teslashill 3y ago
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puglr 3y ago

Found the source[1]. It includes names and LinkedIn profiles, so ought to be verifiable. [1] https://www.mintpressnews.com/twitter-hiring-alarming-number-spooks-secret-agents/281114/ https://www.mintpressnews.com/twitter-hiring-alarming-number...

autoexec 3y ago
That covers twitter, now what about every other social media network. The claim was that this was happening for all of them.
- puglr 3y ago
  Oh sorry, you're right. Here's an article[1] about Facebook, from the same outlet. With some cursory searching I couldn't find anything about other social networks hiring former three letter agency employees. [1] https://www.mintpressnews.com/meet-ex-cia-agents-deciding-facebook-content-policy/281307/ https://www.mintpressnews.com/meet-ex-cia-agents-deciding-fa...
  - pseudo0 3y ago
    The same outlet also covered Google: https://www.mintpressnews.com/national-security-search-engine-google-ranks-cia-agents/281490/ https://www.mintpressnews.com/national-security-search-engin... Here's another good source about Google's revolving door with government during the Obama administration: https://www.techtransparencyproject.org/articles/googles-revolving-door-us https://www.techtransparencyproject.org/articles/googles-rev...