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December 3, 2010

State Dept. Bars Staffers from WikiLeaks, Warns Students
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The U.S. State Department has imposed an order barring employees from
reading the leaked Wiki Leaks cables. State Department staffers have
been told not to read cables because they were classified and subject to
security clearances. The State Department’s Wiki Leaks censorship has
even been extended to university students. An email to students at
Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs says:
"The documents released during the past few months through Wikileaks are
still considered classified documents. [The State Department] recommends
that you DO NOT post links to these documents nor make comments on
social media sites such as Facebook or through Twitter. Engaging in
these activities would call into question your ability to deal with
confidential information, which is part of most positions with the
federal government."



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