After banning YouTube, military launches TroopTube

November 11, 2008 By JESSICA MINTZ , AP Technology Writer

(AP) -- The U.S. military, with help from Seattle startup Delve Networks, has launched a video-sharing Web site for troops, their families and supporters, a year and a half after restricting access to YouTube and other video sites.



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  • brant - Nov 11, 2008
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    Proud of censorship????
  • CreepyD - Nov 12, 2008
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    Surely there are other options other than you tube anyway? There's gotta be hundreds of ways of keeping in touch / sharing sharing through the internet.
  • ShadowRam - Nov 12, 2008
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    Who are they trying to kid?
    Censorship and propaganda control.

    Freakin sad.

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