> The United States Central Intelligence Agency, the CIA, has opened its first official accounts on Twitter and Facebook, it announced on Friday. The spy agency said it would help it to engage more directly with the public and make unclassified information on the agency “more accessible”.
— [CIA launches Twitter and Facebook accounts](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27745005)
I couldn’t help but snicker over this headline. This brings a whole new meaning to ‘being followed’, and it’s one thing to be ‘liked’ by the CIA, but what if they don’t like you?