Episode 624 • • 13:14 - 16:30
624: The Sluggish Cloud
CIA Twitter Launch, Drone Legal Justification Redaction
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) joined Twitter on June 6, 2014, using a humorous first tweet to gain viral attention. Simultaneously, the agency requested the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allow more redactions in legal documents justifying the use of drones to kill American citizens suspected of terrorism, leading to claims that the social media launch was a strategic distraction.