The US military said it will block worldwide access to 13 Web sites because they strain network capabilities and present operational risks..
The US Department of Defense has banned use of YouTube and MySpace, just weeks after restricting soldiers’ blogs.
A military general issued a memo Friday stating that use of social networking and recreational Web sites strains network capabilities and presents operational risks. The military said it will block worldwide access to the two sites as well as 11 others.
The memo states that soldiers cannot access the sites through military networks, the only lines of communication open to many on active duty in foreign countries. They can still access the sites from their home computers.
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