[freeandfreezing]

I think the theory presented by Sundance is just a wild conjecture with nothing to back it up. It is quite likely that major social media organizations sell data to the government, and they may voluntarily or involuntarily share information with the government.

But why would the government buy a lot of data processing services from vendors like IBM and Amazon AWS if they themselves had "free" server capacity?

And why do organizations like Google, Facebook, and Twitter buy and operate vast amounts of servers if as Sundance claims they are actually running their businesses on government owned servers?

[Jacquerie]

It is wild conjecture for those who don’t read his posts.

[T.B. Yoits]

But why would the government buy a lot of data processing services from vendors like IBM and Amazon AWS if they themselves had "free" server capacity?

The government doesn't have free server capacity; it has what it rents on others' servers, including overseas. It also rents a portion of satellite bandwidth.

Keep the encrypted spyware on distinct servers; spyware for Amazon on IBM servers and vice versa, and they're good. Allow portals for their Five Eyes cohorts and everyone gets to violate citizens' rights.