28 June 2013 (09:52 UTC-07 Tango)/19 Sha’ban 1434/07 Tir 1391/21 Wu-Wu (5th month) 4711

The U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM, part of Cyber Command) admits that it censors print news sources before soldiers are allowed to read it.  They call it “network hygiene”.

NETCOM officials say they don’t target specific internet newspapers, but use a program that “relies on automated filters”.   For example, articles about the ongoing NSA scandal are blocked out.