United Kingdom’s domestic counter-intelligence and safety agency, the MI5, has joined Instagram in a bid to enhance transparency. In its initial Instagram post, which went up on Thursday, MI5 shared a behind the scenes image of its headquarters in London. It also revealed the secret to productive spying – which is to take into consideration all angles for a improved view.
“The secret to successful spying? Consider all angles. It’ll give you a better view…” MI5 wrote in its initial Instagram post.
“This is the view our staff see as they enter MI5 HQ in Thames House, London. Behind these pods lie some of the UK’s best kept secrets,” the intelligence agency added.
In one day, the Instagram post has racked up more than 20,000 ‘likes’ and hundreds of reactions.
“How does it feel to be followed yourself?” quipped one Instagram user in the comments section.
“Looking forward to see what this account will post,” a further mentioned.
The Security Service, as it is formally identified, can be followed on the deal with @mi5official. It will use the account to bust well known myths and reveal in no way-prior to-observed archive material, the UK’s Press Association (PA) reported.
MI5 also plans to host on the internet Q&As with serving intelligence officers and market profession possibilities on the Facebook-owned social network, which boasts more than one billion customers globally, PA mentioned.
Historical exhibits from its museum, positioned in the basement of London headquarters by the River Thames close to Westminster, will also be shared for the initial time on Instagram.
The agency, after popular for approaching prospective new recuits in discreet, shadowy encounters, started publicly marketing vacant positions in current years.