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Facebook and the CIA

Mar 15, 202058 minSeason 1Ep. 5
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Episode description

How was Facebook funded? According to the documentation it was funded by investors and venture capitalists. But was there other funding? Secret funding? And if so, what did they buy with that money? In this episode Brett and Phil discuss the origins of Facebook and its ties to the CIA and other secretive government organizations. (Note that this episode was originally recorded several years ago so some of the information here may be out of date or anachronistic.)

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