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Military May Ban Twitter, Facebook as Security ‘Headaches’ | Danger Room | Wired.com

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Saturday, August 01, 2009 9:17:53 PM GMT Friday, July 31, 2009 3:59:26 PM GMT

The U.S. military is strongly considering a near-total ban on Twitter, Facebook, and all other social networking sites throughout the Department of Defense, multiple sources within the armed forces tell Danger Room.

It’s the latest twist in the Defense Department’s tangled relationship with so-called “Web 2.0″ sites. But while earlier social media blockades have been thrown up over bandwidth and secrecy concerns, this fresh ban stems from fears that Facebook and the like make it far too easy for hackers...

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