Pentagon Embraces Social Media
The Department of Defense announced a new policy Friday allowing all its personnel to use social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace.
"Prior to today, the services and other DoD components developed and implemented their own ad hoc policies -- some banning it all together," the Pentagon said in a statement. "Under this new policy, there will be open and consistent access across the board." The statement added that sites with content that is banned by the military, such as those that offer pornography, gambling and promote hate crimes, will still be blocked.
"Facebook is heartened by today's decision to begin to allow our nation's men and women in uniform and civilian employees across the Department of Defense responsible access to social media, which plays an important role in people's daily lives," Facebook Director of Online Operations Don Faul, a former Marine, said in a statement. "Facebook is an efficient way for people with real-world connections to share information and communicate and can be a particularly beneficial link between those stationed around the world and their families at home."
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