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Pentagon Might Soon Give Troops the Okay to Tweet

by Caleb Johnson on September 30, 2009 at 05:51 PM



After years of issuing social media policies that have been about as clear as mud, the U.S. military is nearing the completion of a new policy that would give troops the go ahead to use sites like Twitter or Facebook, Wired reports. A draft of the policy is circulating around the Pentagon, and if it's approved, troops will be allowed to use Department of Defense networks to access social networking sites, as well as e-mail, instant messaging, and forums.

This is a surprising turnaround for the military, since just this summer leadership was considering an outright ban of such sites for security purposes. While it's not a done deal, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he expects a decision on the matter in a few weeks. While we understand the need for security, let's hope these men and women get the approval to blog, chat, or tweet all they want. They deserve some time to tune out on the Web. [From: Wired]

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