The CIA just launched a Twitter account in an effort to lighten its public image. The irony was not lost on the agency, which employed humor to attract the masses — 587,000 followers as of Monday morning, to be exact.

Thank you for the @Twitter welcome! We look forward to sharing great #unclassified content with you.

— CIA (@CIA) June 7, 2014

We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet.

— CIA (@CIA) June 6, 2014

Predictably, the internet reacted. Here are seven responses to CIA Twitter venture.

1. The Twitter pun

Few could pass up the opportunity to 'follow' the CIA.

Dear @CIA - I'm following you. now you know how it feels #littlebrother

— Matt Maher (@mattmahermusic) June 6, 2014

People asking the new @CIA twitter account to follow them on twitter . Like they aren't already.... #cia

— Doofy (@the_doofy) June 9, 2014

2. The passive aggressive

Many lightly pointed out the irony of an agency notorious for its secrecy launching an 'operation' on a publicly accessible platform.

Welcome @CIA to @Twitter! I look forward to REDACTED and REDACTED...

— Patrick Tucker (@DefTechPat) June 6, 2014

@CIA We look forward to sharing great classified info about you http://t.co/QcdVxJfU4X https://t.co/kcEwpcitHo More: https://t.co/PEeUpPAt7F

— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) June 7, 2014

3. The straight-up aggressive

Some weren't happy that the CIA made light of its operations.

Would be great if @CIA put at least as much effort into following the law as they do into getting Twitter followers: http://t.co/GVXgykVXjz

— AmnestyInternational (@amnesty) June 6, 2014

On June 9 2006, the @CIA murdered 3 prisoners at its secret torture camp in Gitmo http://t.co/BSDHKFvKWR those guys never got a first tweet

— executedtoday (@executedtoday) June 9, 2014

4. The best friend

Not everyone on Twitter is the CIA's enemy. The 25 accounts that the CIA now follows are fellow-agencies and not individuals, although as noted in number 1, the CIA still follows many individuals offline.

.@CIA, if that was, in fact, your first tweet, welcome! If you change your mind later on, might we recommend http://t.co/DRtDPXjF8O

— DARPA (@DARPA) June 6, 2014

Welcome to twitter @CIA! Although we've never "officially" met, I hear we run in the same circles.

— U.S. Dept of Defense (@DeptofDefense) June 7, 2014

5. The media

Many journalists weren't phased by the CIA's attempt to makeover the agency's public image. Others took a page out of the CIA's book and revealed their own tactics.

That's why we need journalists. RT @CIA We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet.

— CPJ (@pressfreedom) June 6, 2014

CIA confirms the agency has joined Twitter -> RT @CIA: We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet.

— Tech This Out (@TechThisOutABC) June 6, 2014

6. The curious

Some users just wanted to probe for answers.

The only way the @cia could top that tweet is if they revealed that Elvis and 2Pac were alive and living together

— samir mezrahi (@samir) June 6, 2014

.@CIA What is Claire Danes like in real life?

— Kaitlin Devine (@kaitlinbdevine) June 6, 2014

7. The grammar police

No government public relations effort would be complete without the token spellcheck critic.

Just seen that the @CIA has an official Twitter account but has a typo in the bio. The word, "nation's", shouldn't be capitalised. #CIAFail

— Snoop Higg #Parklife (@IamtheHiggster) June 9, 2014