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It would be shocking if there weren't dozens of former employees of each working at the others. Employees per employer Meta - 86,482 Google - 156,500 CIA -
by cheriot 3y ago
It would be shocking if there weren't dozens of former employees of each working at the others.
Employees per employer
Meta - 86,482
Google - 156,500
CIA - 21,575
FBI - 35,000
Dept of Defense - 747,809 (civilians)
Dept of State - 13,000
Large companies with global operations end up hiring people with backgrounds in security and geopolitics. They go to conferences apparently.
Concluding "the CIA's substantial control over online censorship" is a wild claim based on the evidence provided.
- pessimizer 3y agoThis critique can only be sustained if you hide in statistics and avoid mentioning specific people and their specific positions. Then, after you mention specifics, it becomes a "complicated conspiracy theory."
- cheriot 3y agoWhat does mentioning specific people change? Those stats all represent individuals. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. "Hey, here's a picture of Meta employees with a retired guy that spoke at a conference" is not that.