Defense Department loosens restrictions on social media

Soldiers and Defense Department employees will now be able to access Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social media sites on the military’s unclassified network, according to new policy issued this week. That word came in a long-expected memo issued Thursday by deputy secretary of defense William Lynne, seven months after a review of DoD policy on social media was announced in late July.

Good new for military personnel and their families, but also for marketers looking to reach military personnel via social media.

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