Is Facebook blocked on Air Force computers in Afghanistan?

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SPAWAR Europe (computer access for Afghanistan is controlled through all the Army installations in Germany) blocks Facebook access in Afghanistan. There are ways around it, but it's not worth it. You can either use your personal computer and commercial internet through IO Global or you can use MWR computers.

All social media (Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, etc) is blocked, as are open media (see also photosharing-Flickr et al), humor (CollegeHumor.com, Icanhazcheezburger), individual blogs, internet-based email (Juno, AOL), and obviously adult sites. There are a lot of reasons, but bandwidth limitations, OPSEC, and virus/malware protection are among the bigger reasons.

Yes, the DoD has said that social media is ok, but they've also said you need to be careful about what you post. Many commands out here have Facebook/Twitter accounts (see link below), which you can access back in America, but I can't here (though to be fair, I don't need to hear whatever is being said on the command Facebook or the official tweets. Those are for the American public's consumption, not the servicemembers).