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Xeni Jardin at 9:21 am Fri, Aug 10, 2007

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Noah Shachtman at Wired's Danger Room blog reports,
Before they blog, upload a video to YouTube, or even play a game of World of Warcraft, members of the British military first have to get approval from superior officers, if there's any hint that defense matters might come up. That's according to a new set of rules issued by the U.K. Ministry of Defence...
Those rules and more analysis are here: Link.

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