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CIA's Twitter reaches early nadir with joke about Tupac's death CIA's Twitter reaches early nadir with joke about Tupac's death
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Since joining Twitter a month ago, the CIA has acted like any brand or government body trying to shake off a stuffy reputation would and blasted its feed with dad jokes and hashtags.Since joining Twitter a month ago, the CIA has acted like any brand or government body trying to shake off a stuffy reputation would and blasted its feed with dad jokes and hashtags.
A new low was reached last night though when it announced it would answer "5 of the top questions" from Twitter users using the annoying hashtag #twitterversary.A new low was reached last night though when it announced it would answer "5 of the top questions" from Twitter users using the annoying hashtag #twitterversary.
By "top questions" they obviously meant flippant, pop culture-related ones, a serious answer about an A-12 OXCART reconnaissance aircraft sitting uncomfortably amongst ones about Ellen Degeneres, selfies and, bizarelly, Tupac Shakur. By "top questions" they obviously meant flippant, pop culture-related ones, a serious answer about an A-12 OXCART reconnaissance aircraft sitting uncomfortably amongst ones about Ellen DeGeneres, selfies and, bizarelly, Tupac Shakur.
"No, we don’t know where Tupac is," the CIA tweeted, which some took offence to given that the rapper is very clearly dead. "No, we don’t know where Tupac is," the CIA tweeted, which some took offence to, given that the rapper is very clearly dead.
Thanks for making our first month on @Twitter great! Today we take 10 mins to answer 5 of the top questions you’ve asked. #twitterversaryThanks for making our first month on @Twitter great! Today we take 10 mins to answer 5 of the top questions you’ve asked. #twitterversary
No, we don’t know your password, so we can’t send it to you. #sorrynotsorry #twitterversaryNo, we don’t know your password, so we can’t send it to you. #sorrynotsorry #twitterversary
YES, we are hiring. http://t.co/008Lvn9fWJ #twitterversaryYES, we are hiring. http://t.co/008Lvn9fWJ #twitterversary
Sorry for not following you back @TheEllenShow. But if you visit us maybe we can take a selfie? #twitterversarySorry for not following you back @TheEllenShow. But if you visit us maybe we can take a selfie? #twitterversary
We flew an A-12 OXCART, not a SR-71 BLACKBIRD. Ours flew higher & faster. But, more on that later. #twitterversary pic.twitter.com/jLSCsn9RYnWe flew an A-12 OXCART, not a SR-71 BLACKBIRD. Ours flew higher & faster. But, more on that later. #twitterversary pic.twitter.com/jLSCsn9RYn
No, we don’t know where Tupac is. #twitterversaryNo, we don’t know where Tupac is. #twitterversary
The tweet attracted over 93,000 retweets, a couple of hundred thousand short of its very first message: "We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet."The tweet attracted over 93,000 retweets, a couple of hundred thousand short of its very first message: "We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet."