No YouTube! No MySpace! - Pentagon

[rhertz]

Originally Posted by sbl_admin

The Defense Department will begin blocking access "worldwide" to YouTube, MySpace and 11 other popular Web sites on its computers and networks, according to a memo sent Friday by Gen. B.B. Bell, the U.S. Forces Korea commander.

I bet this has as much to do with "network congestion" as anything else. sites like Youtube and software like Limewire can have major implications on network performance almost like a bad virus or hacker can inflict. Firewalling is just part of network integrity and the Defense Department above all should keep the fat on the network down to a minimum. Saving labor costs or tax payer dollars is likely not part of the problem, especially with these overseas transcontinent and sat links which are expensive.