British spy agency 'officially' joins Twitter, promptly follows James Bond

LONDON — The UK's electronic surveillance and cyber security agency GCHQ has joined Twitter in an attempt to raise awareness about its work, tackle the image it gained after the 2013 Edward Snowden revelations and follow James Bond.

In its first tweet, the agency simply said "Hello, world," a familiar phrase for people learning coding languages. 

Andrew Pike, Director of Communications at GCHQ, said: "In joining social media GCHQ can use its own voice to talk directly about the important work we do in keeping Britain safe".

The move to the digital world comes after long months of debate within the agency, which even scrutinised the content of the first tweet for weeks, the Financial Times reported. Read more...