{"id":383094,"date":"2018-10-31T16:40:31","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T15:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/agency-joins-instagram-vowing-a-glimpse-into-our-secret-world-rt-uk-news\/"},"modified":"2018-10-31T16:40:31","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T15:40:31","slug":"agency-joins-instagram-vowing-a-glimpse-into-our-secret-world-rt-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/agency-joins-instagram-vowing-a-glimpse-into-our-secret-world-rt-uk-news\/","title":{"rendered":"agency joins Instagram vowing \u2018a glimpse into our secret world\u2019 \u2014 RT UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2018.10\/thumbnail\/5bd9be4ffc7e936c778b458d.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        In a move that will delight foreign intelligence agencies, GCHQ has officially joined Instagram, promising to provide followers with behind doors access to the top-secret signals intelligence organization.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>GCHQ, who are tasked with trawling the darkest internet corners, officially joined the social network some two years after they, in a move fit for an episode of Black Mirror, became the first spy agency to join Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Their first Instagram post was of a picture of the gated GCHQ headquarters with a sign reading <em>\u201cno photography.\u201d<\/em> The caption read: <em>&#8220;Well this is going to be interesting&#8230; Follow us for a glimpse into our secret world.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/438342-uk-surveillance-eu-court\/\"\/><\/strong>A GCHQ spokesperson stated that <em>&#8220;People generally know we&#8217;re working 24\/7 to help keep the country safe, but they don&#8217;t get the chance to see behind the scenes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHopefully this will help dispel some myths and show who we are as individuals.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/438342-uk-surveillance-eu-court\/\">READ MORE:\u00a0UK mass surveillance broke human rights convention, European court rules<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The spy group\u2019s representative hopes that their Instagram channel would <em>\u201cencourage talented people to consider working with us.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;You&#8217;ll not only learn about our work to stay one step ahead of those wishing to do us harm, but also get a glimpse at our hobbies, clubs and coffee shops.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"813\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0g4gQUHGCXM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Despite their attempt at using social media to put on a friendly face, GCHQ has an uphill battle to redeem their reputation. The extent of government snooping came to light following the leaked documents of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in 2013, who claimed <em>\u201cthe largest programme of suspicionless surveillance in human history\u201d<\/em> was in operation.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt&#8217;s not just a US problem. The UK has a huge dog in this fight,\u201d<\/em> Snowden told the Guardian. <em>\u201cThey [GCHQ] are worse than the US.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Although the organization ostensibly operates in defense of the British state, they have been accused of spying on everyone from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/318647-gchq-snooping-ministers-lords\/\">Green Party MPs<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/439436-mi5-spying-privacy-unlawful\/\">privacy NGOs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It might take a lot more than an Instagram account for people to forget that.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/subscribe\/\" id=\"subscribe-focus\">Subscribe<\/a> to RT newsletter to get stories the mainstream media won\u2019t tell you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/442759-instagram-gchq-spying-social\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a move that will delight foreign intelligence agencies, GCHQ has officially joined Instagram, promising to provide followers with behind doors access to the top-secret signals intelligence organization. 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