US Military Surrenders To Social Media, Changes Access Restrictions

Thanks to a new policy by the Department of Defense, members of the US Military will now have limited access to social media sites. "According to the memorandum, members of military departments and all authorized users of the Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNET) can now use the publicly accessible capabilities of various social networking and user-generated content sites, instant messaging, forums, and e-mail. This includes YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and others. Access to porn, gambling, or hate crime sites will remain restricted, however, and commanders can cut down on social media use if they feel the need to 'preserve operations security.'"

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Re:A positive change

[Anonymous Coward]

Being able to see pictures of their wives and kids makes all the difference in the world.

Oh, give me a fucking break. Sailor marriages are shams. They get married for money and benefits up the wazoo and then give their "spouses" a cut.

Only a moron would expect a marriage like that to actually work. You probably just want to stalk MySpace and Facebook to see how many of your shore-duty buddies are trying to cozy up to your lonely, horny wife. Believe me, boy, she's a-fuckin other men. And what about all those prostitutes you fucked in Thailand and the Phillipines?