A revealing report from MintPress News detailed just how deeply in bed Facebook is with the likes of former spooks , as the company has hired dozens of ex-CIA and FBI agents to handle the platform’s content moderation. In short, that means former CIA agents are deciding what to censor, and whom. There’s a bit of a joke when it comes to former spooks where one will say, “ There’s no such thing as ex-CIA, ” which is an allusion to someone never truly leaving the spy game after their time in the agency. And while the adage might conjure a few chuckles, there’s hardly anything funny about former spooks being involved in content moderation on the largest social media platform. Go Ad-Free, Get Exclusive Shows and Content, Go Premium Today – $1 Trial On Meta’s website (the recently fomented parent company that runs Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, and Oculus), there’s a page dedicated to supporting “updated regulations” regarding Section 230. On said page, users will be able to interact w...
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