Executives of Web 2.0 companies and some members of Congress are pressing for a reversal of the Pentagon’s decision to block access to several popular Web sites on military networks. The decision, abruptly made this week, cuts off troops’ access to such sites as YouTube, MySpace, Metacafe, IFilm, StupidVideos, FileCabi, BlackPlanet, Hi5, Pandora, MTV, 1.fm, live365 and Photobucket. Pentagon officials cited limited bandwidth and security concerns as reasons for the move.
Im deployed to Afghanistan right now with the US Army. I understand that when i signed up i sacraficed alot....but i didnt sacrafice the right to talk to my family and friends back home. Myspace happens to be the main source of communication for most of the soldiers here. And if our sacrafice is their only back up for their statement, I really think they should reconsider the decision.
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Heat Rising in Furor Over Pentagon’s Web Site Ban
Posted by: Erika Morphy May 18, 2007 01:28 PMExecutives of Web 2.0 companies and some members of Congress are pressing for a reversal of the Pentagon’s decision to block access to several popular Web sites on military networks. The decision, abruptly made this week, cuts off troops’ access to such sites as YouTube, MySpace, Metacafe, IFilm, StupidVideos, FileCabi, BlackPlanet, Hi5, Pandora, MTV, 1.fm, live365 and Photobucket. Pentagon officials cited limited bandwidth and security concerns as reasons for the move.