U.S. military OKs use of online social media

CNN.com reports The United States military has approved the use of social media by its troops. Until now, the military's various branches and departments had differing policies regarding social media use. The Marine Corps, for instance, prohibited use of social media sites from its computers in 2007, according to the Pentagon.

The new policy allows commanders to temporarily restrict online access to maintain operations security or to address bandwidth constraints.

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U.S. military OKs use of online social media