Comments on: U.S. Troops no longer able to view MySpace, YouTube and other traffic impacters http://www.centernetworks.com/u-s-troops-no-longer-able-to-view-myspace-youtube Web 2 and Social Media News and Reviews Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:50:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Svetlana Gladkova http://www.centernetworks.com/u-s-troops-no-longer-able-to-view-myspace-youtube/comment-page-#comment-12985 Svetlana Gladkova Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-12985 I agree with you totally, it is a shame. But have you thought of this from the point of view that this move is also intended as a kind of censorships measure? I mean, if it takes extra efforts to upload your video of a bombed Iraq village to YouTube for everyone to see, maybe soldiers will reveal less shocking information? Especially taking into account the recent speculations of US soldiers blogs to be pre-approved by a superior. I have told what I think of it myself at http://www.profy.com/2007/05/15/pentagon-blocked-access-to-entertainment-sites/ and will appreciate your comments there as well. I agree with you totally, it is a shame. But have you thought of this from the point of view that this move is also intended as a kind of censorships measure? I mean, if it takes extra efforts to upload your video of a bombed Iraq village to YouTube for everyone to see, maybe soldiers will reveal less shocking information? Especially taking into account the recent speculations of US soldiers blogs to be pre-approved by a superior.
I have told what I think of it myself at http://www.profy.com/2007/05/15/pentagon-blocked-access-to-entertainment-sites/ and will appreciate your comments there as well.

]]> By: Michael Wales http://www.centernetworks.com/u-s-troops-no-longer-able-to-view-myspace-youtube/comment-page-#comment-12990 Michael Wales Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-12990 This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone and to be honest, this isn't a new policy either. I've been to the desert twice and on both occasions our network was locked down. What this article doesn't say is - military members can still walk 20 feet to the internet cafe, pay $2-3 per hour, and do whatever they want on the Internet, including play games! This DoD policy is about protecting the network: <ul><li>bandwidth isn't as widely available as it is here in the states, most bases entire network is run off a micro-shot, which is slow</li><li>malicious logic, all DoD machines must run Internet Explorer, that means they are open to a lot of problems</li><li>Getting work done - a lot of people have desk jobs. If they can sit there and chat all day or goof off, when are they ever going to do any work?</li></ul> The DoD has worked out a lot of other ways for people to keep in contact with one another. The Air Force has its own Instant Messenger that can connect to other IM networks (although they should just save our money and contract our Meebo - the AFIM sucks so much). This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone and to be honest, this isn’t a new policy either. I’ve been to the desert twice and on both occasions our network was locked down.

What this article doesn’t say is – military members can still walk 20 feet to the internet cafe, pay $2-3 per hour, and do whatever they want on the Internet, including play games!

This DoD policy is about protecting the network:

  • bandwidth isn’t as widely available as it is here in the states, most bases entire network is run off a micro-shot, which is slow
  • malicious logic, all DoD machines must run Internet Explorer, that means they are open to a lot of problems
  • Getting work done – a lot of people have desk jobs. If they can sit there and chat all day or goof off, when are they ever going to do any work?

The DoD has worked out a lot of other ways for people to keep in contact with one another. The Air Force has its own Instant Messenger that can connect to other IM networks (although they should just save our money and contract our Meebo – the AFIM sucks so much).

]]> By: jm http://www.centernetworks.com/u-s-troops-no-longer-able-to-view-myspace-youtube/comment-page-#comment-13038 jm Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-13038 ... like http://www.dailymotion.com... everything also is here. … like http://www.dailymotion.com... everything also is here.

]]> By: mick martin http://www.centernetworks.com/u-s-troops-no-longer-able-to-view-myspace-youtube/comment-page-#comment-13151 mick martin Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-13151 interesting interesting

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